A SLIP DECORATED REDWARE PLATE

STAMPED WILLOUGHBY SMITH (B.1839), WOMELSDORF, BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1865-80

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A SLIP DECORATED REDWARE PLATE
Stamped Willoughby Smith (b.1839), Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 1865-80
Circular, with cut edge and decorated with yellow slip in a tic-tac-toe pattern
7 1/8in. diam.

Provenance

Keith Collis, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sale room notice

The description to this lot should read: attributed to Willoughby Smith

Lot Essay

Willoughby Smith (1839-1905) was born in Red Hill, Montgomery County and died in Womelsdorf, Berks County. He apprenticed near Pennsberg. In 1864 he purchased a log house and a pottery in Womelsdorf. The business accomodated mail orders and local orders and filled 75,000-100,000 orders for flower pots.

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