Antique Bennington Rockingham Glaze Yellow Ware Turk's Head Pudding buying Mold

Antique Bennington Rockingham glaze yellowware Turk's Head pudding mold. Rockingham glazed pottery was produced for everyday use by numerous American potteries between 1840 and 1890 and was made in many different forms. This late 19th century Rockingham glazed yellowware ceramic pudding mold has been made in the spiraling "turk's head" shape. The interior of the piece has 15 well defined flutes which swirl to meet at a raised hollow cone in the center. The pudding mold has been finished in a thin brown glaze, enabling the yellow pottery base to show through and giving it the appearance of tortoiseshell.

The mold is in good to fair condition showing the signs of use expected in antique items, with fine age related crazing, wear to the underside and a few old chips at the top of the central cone best seen in photos 3 and 4. There is also a long tight hairline on the side of the piece which proved difficult to photograph, but can best be seen in photo 5 at the far right of the mold if using the zoom function. It should also be noted that there are firing irregularities present in the glaze commonly found in antique earthenware including glaze pops and flecks of material caught in the glaze buying itself. The pudding mold stands 3" tall at its tallest point and measures 8.25" from edge to edge. The piece weighs in at 1 lb 14 oz.

This charming turk's head mold displays beautifully and would be a great addition to a collection of antique Rockingham pottery. A pretty piece!
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