Object Number 1960.0627

Object Name

Dish

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Samuel Troxel (Probable maker)

Place of Origin

Montgomery, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Front surface; Sgraffito "1825"

Materials

Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Slip decorated, Sgraffito, Rouletted (coggled)

Dimensions (inches)

1.3 (H) , 10 (L) , 6.6 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

3.302 (H) , 25.4 (L) , 16.764 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 190, no. 161, attrib. to Samuel Troxel, upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, 1825
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1964 Pennsylania Dutch: American Folk Art.
• Flowerpot by Troxel: p. 67, with rim inscription (not transcribed) naming maker and original owner.
[Catalogue] Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Inscribed, signed, initialed and 1828 (& 1825?) dated Troxal dish: January 11, 2008, lot 387, with American eagle, "Liberty," flowering plant and further inscriptions.