Vintage Universal Potteries Ovenproof Covered Casserole | Two-Tone Blue & Tan

Description: A mid-century kitchen utility covered casserole dish or covered baker. Features a sturdy stoneware body styled with a smooth tan upper half over a rich slate-blue lower body detailed with prominent molded concentric rings. Completed by a solid cream-white stoneware drop-in lid featuring three subtle parallel accent rings across the center top. Dimensions: The circular bowl measures approximately 6.75 inches in diameter across the rim and stands 4 inches high with the lid seated. Markings: The blue glazed base features a prominent, circular stamped green factory hallmark reading "PROTECTED BY DESIGN PAT. 107564-05-06 / UNIVERSAL POTTERIES, INC. CAMBRIDGE, O. / MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / OVENPROOF / OTHER PATS PENDING" surrounding their classic corporate seal. Condition: Very good vintage condition. The ceramic body is completely free of chips, cracks, structural fractures, or restoration. Uniform glaze crazing is present across the exterior blue slip base, the interior tan basin floor, and the underside of the white lid, consistent with age and traditional mid-century Ohio pottery manufacturing.