Object Number 1960.0341.003

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

September 1824 (09//1824-09//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)

3.858 (H) , 12.5 (L) , 9.055 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.8 (H) , 31.75 (L) , 23 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH at handle, 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.