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Sponge-Ware Plate, Ca. 1810

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Sponge-Ware Plate, Ca. 1810
Sponge-Ware plate of cream colored earthenware and with a thin tin glaze, Ca. 1810; decorated with a "sponge" technique in brown glaze with patches of green glaze; features a molded feather edge; chips along edge; hairline; some staining; attached inscription reads "This plate belonged to Mary Edwards who married Zebmon Peck July 12th 1735"; The Peck family was among the earliest settlers of the state of Connecticut with ties to the Revolutionary War and Valley Forge; 9.75" diameter.