Object Number 1958.1599

Object Name

Sander (Pounce pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Benjamin C. Miller (Maker)

Place of Origin

Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1830

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; Underside; Incised (script) "B C Miller/Maker/Sep\t 7\th 1830/W, H, Amos"

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Incised

Construction Description

The top was applied to the body, then probably pierced afterwards.

Dimensions (inches)

2.835 (H) , 2.795 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.2 (H) , 7.1 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 183, no. 248a-b
[Article] Kille, John E. 2005 "Distinguishing Marks and Flowering Designs: Baltimore's Utilitarian Stoneware Industry". Ceramics in America. 93-132.
• Published: p. 104, fig. 21, Benjamin C. Miller, Baltimore
[Book] Ketchum, William C. 1991 American Stoneware.
• General information