Slipware dish is auction bloomer at Mitchells
Catalogued as early English, this slipware dish above had all the qualities of the combed decoration earthenware baking, or loaf, dishes produced in the late 18th to early 19th century and took the top price at Mitchells (20% buyers premium) of Cockermouth.
As basic kitchenware, such dishes were produced in large quantities but few have survived in such …