There are a variety of known circa 1870s-1880s decorative painted unglazed red earthenware or terracotta wares that are marked and attributed to the Speese pottery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania today. However, it is probably lesser-known that similar wares were also made at Galloway & Graff in Philadelphia about the same time period, whereas marked wares are probably more difficult to find today. Nonetheless, this decorative painted hanging wall plate was recently discovered in the Philadelphia area and it be
Additionally , it is unclear to me if the decoration is original to production or if it was created by an early owner, although it is important to note that the butterfly and flower decoration was a popular style among Asian wares during this period. And this popularity also transcended into American culture in the 1800s.
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