Object Number 1960.0341.001

Object Name

Dish

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Vickers (Maker)
1780-1860

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

August 1824 (08//1824-08//1824)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Signature; On underside within footrim.; Painted in purple hand-lettering "John Vickers/ August 1824." and "N\o. 1."

Subjects

Fruit

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

2.441 (H) , 11.457 (L) , 4.134 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

6.2 (H) , 29.1 (L) , 10.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH at fingerhold, OL and OW at rim.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] James, Arthur. 1978 The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• Vickers family and potting information: pp. 165-185.