"In the space above [the doves] is the date of manufacture, 1786, while at the sides are large tulips and the initials of the maker, G. H. Around the rim is incised the following: 'Cadarina Raederin Ihre Schussel,— Aus der ehrt mit verstant / Macht der Haefner aller Hand.' [Catherine Raeder, her dish,— Out of earth with understanding / The potter makes everything.]" (From Tulip Ware OF THE Pennsylvania-german Potters: AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE ART OF SLIP-DECORATION IN THE UNITED STATES, by EDWIN ATLEE BARBER, 1903; a Google eBook)
