Moravian Earthenware Chicken Caster
North Carolina, early 19th century, manganese and copper splash over earthenware body under lead glaze, impressed surface detail, grouping of holes in neck, 4-1/8 in.
Notes: For discussion and illustrations of similar Moravian chickens, see John Bivens, Jr., Moravian Potters in North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1972, page 195.
Provenance:Private Collection, Virginia
Condition:
glaze chips to beak, comb, and end of tail, 3/4 in. chip to interior base edge, other minor base chips
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