Object Number 1960.0553

Object Name

Inkstand (Inkwell)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Eli Fetre (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Tyrone Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Possible origin is Tyrone Township - possibly in Pennsylvania. Central Pennsylvania.

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Incised in script into wet clay "Eli Fetre/ [Tyron?..Lyion?] township/ October 6th/1824"

Materials

Earthenware (redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

2.4 (H) , 4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.096 (H) , 10.16 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
• Published:see object folder