Cistern (Water cooler)

Museum Object Number 1959.1926 A, B

Object Name

Cistern (Water cooler)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1853

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Above eagle & under handles; Incised date "1853"
2. Inscription; On back, above bird; Incised "T. W[script]hiteman",

Subjects

American eagle; American themed ceramics

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Sprig-molded, Incised, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

26.772 (H) , 13.78 (L) , 11.811 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

68 (H) , 35 (L) , 30 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 122, no. 148; p. 151, no. 191, NJ or Southern PA
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 81, fig. 95.
[Catalogue] Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue).
• Published: p. 6, fig. 3