Object Number 1969.0409

Object Name

Flower container (Wall pocket)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison

Creator (Role)

Daniel Peter Shenfelder (Maker)

Place of Origin

Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

1875-1925

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Back; Impressed mark (oval with dotted border and daisy center) "D. P. SHENFELDER/READING.PA."

Materials

Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Slab-constructed, Slip decorated

Dimensions (inches)

11 (H) , 8.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.94 (H) , 21.907 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 07//2015 Let's Vase It! Revisiting Once-Popular Flower Containers. Antiques and Fine Art. (Autumn 2015): 174-75.
• Published: p. 175, fig. 4
[Catalogue] Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Nearly identical, marked wall pocket in catalogue for the Pioneer Americana Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, April 20-21, 2007, p. 133, cat. no. 567.