Extremely Rare D.M. BAKER'S POTTERY (Waynesboro, PA) Redware Match Safe: "Joseph Weaber / Maker / 1877"

Fall 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 285

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Extremely Rare Glazed Redware Hunt Scene Match Safe, Stamped "D.M. BAKER'S POTTERY" and Inscribed "Joseph Weaber / Maker / 1877," Waynesboro, PA, 1877, molded in the form of a hunting dog with rabbit and game bird, reclining atop a slab base beside a hollowed stump, embellished with two additional hanging game birds. Surface covered in a brown lead-and-manganese glaze. Impressed with D.M. BAKER'S POTTERY" maker's mark along edge. Incised on the underside with the signature of the potter and date, "Joseph Weaber / Maker / 1877." Weaber was probably an itinerant potter, likely the Joseph "Weaver" who appears in the 1880 federal census as a potter in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, roughly 100 miles northeast of Waynesboro. Arguably the finest example of marked D.M. Baker redware known, this work's decorative figural form contrasts markedly with the unglazed jars commonly associated with this stamp. Excellent condition. L 6 1/4" ; W 2 7/8" ; H 3".



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