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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rastella, post: 331614, member: 6722&quot;]I have a trail I am on.&nbsp; In my first post, I said it might be etched.&nbsp; I took another look and, sure enough under the loupe, it is almost certainly etched.&nbsp; With the design and &quot;etching&quot; in mind, I found comparable leave patterns on German earthenware (see pictures).&nbsp; One thing led to another and it led me back to America to the Pennsylvania German settlement (including Maryland, Virginia &amp; New York).&nbsp; The German settlers were artisans who decorated utilitarian pieces as well.&nbsp; They began doing molds when they met up with their English counterparts.&nbsp; I&#039;m going to sum it up because this post could get really lengthy.&nbsp; All in all, form, technique, pattern, footing - everything matches to a Redware Sgrafitto Pennsylvania German utilitarian vessel influenced by English training and techniques.&nbsp; And that leads right smack to the Pennsylvania settlement (roughly mid 18th century to mid 19th century).&nbsp; Here&#039;s a link worth reading if you are interested:&nbsp; <a href="http://selftaughtgenius.org/reads/pennsylvania-german-pottery" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://selftaughtgenius.org/reads/pennsylvania-german-pottery" rel="nofollow">http://selftaughtgenius.org/reads/pennsylvania-german-pottery</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110963[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110964[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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