171. Christine Shadic, plate

171. Christine Shadic, plate

Shadic is a Boston-area potter associated with Feet of Clay Pottery.

Red clay, grayish-blue glaze, base and half of side walls left unglazed. Weight: 828 g (1.8 lb). Diameter of rim: 23.3 cm (9/-1/8 in); of base: 18.2 cm (7-3/8 in). Height: 2.5 cm (1 in).

This sits directly on the flat base. “Christine” in script has been scratched on the base near one edge. The walls are convex arc to the rim, which is rolled. The shape of the interior mirrors that of the exterior. A vaguely floral design was pressed into the top surface. This potter collects Indian stamps; perhaps she used one of them to make the design. The glazed areas are smooth, as are the bare clay areas.

The base and the lower half of the exterior walls were left unglazed. The blue glaze has pulled away from the rim and the raised portions of the stamped area; the interaction between the thinned glaze and the color of the clay created dark brown areas.

This was a “second”—why I cannot see. 

Purchased at Feet of Clay, semiannual pottery sale, December 2021.