SURFACE! Outstanding
Ash Burl Trencher  

Northeast, ca. 18th century.

A true ash burl "trencher” (deeper, and with broader rim, than a flat plate). Crisply delineated foot. This trencher is a top-shelf find for early American woodenware/treen collectors, distinguished by a superlative historic surface on a selection of burl with intense figuring. Part of its early history is the chunk out of the rim.

About 7 ½ inches diameter x 1 1/8 deep. Provenance includes Steve Powers; Adrian Morris Antiques; fine Southern collection.