1959.0856 Flowerpot
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Flower container (Flower pot)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Slip decorated, Sgraffito

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0856


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0856

Object Name

Flower container (Flower pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Handwritten pencil inscription "Goshenville/ Chester County/ 3 1/2 miles from West/ Chester"
2. Inscription; Outer wall; Sgrafitto, handwritten inscription "Ellen P Cope, Chester Co/ 12mo 1879"

Materials

Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Slip decorated, Sgraffito

Dimensions (inches)

9.6 (H) , 9 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.384 (H) , 22.86 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] James, Arthur. 1978 The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Images of related Chester County flowerpots with ruffled edges and information on Cope family of potters.
[Manuscript] Cope, Gilbert. Cope family chart.
Chester County Historical Society Library has a mss. copy of this family chart created by Gilbert Cope (possibly in Gilbert Cope papers). Documents the life dates of Ellen Cope.