Milk pan

1825-1900

Measurements

6-7/8 in x 13-5/8 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed redware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Joan and Martin Mason

Accession Number

2016.32

Condition Notes

The pan broke into several pieces and has been glued together.

Provenance

The pan was found in a crawl space in the Crouch House on Main Street, Odessa, Delaware

Comments

The shallow flat-bottomed pan or bowl with canted sides was turned on a potter's wheel.  It has a single, thin, incised line around the outside, about 2/3 from bottom, and is otherwise devoid of decoration.  The thick rim has been reshaped at one place to form a square spout.  The inside of the pan is coated with a black-colored iron glaze to render it water-tight.

The pan exhibits few features to help date or regionalize it.