Figure (Dog and monkey)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    John W. Bell (Potter)

  • Place of Origin:

    Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1860-1890

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (buff-colored); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Hand modeled, Stamped (impressed), Incised

  • Museum Object Number:

    1968.0538


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1968.0538

Object Name

Figure (Dog and monkey)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John W. Bell (Potter)

Place of Origin

Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, Shenandoah Valley, United States, North America

Date

1860-1890

Materials

Earthenware (buff-colored); Lead glaze

Techniques

Hand modeled, Stamped (impressed), Incised

Dimensions (inches)

7.165 (H) , 6.142 (L) , 2.48 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.2 (H) , 15.6 (L) , 6.3 (W)

Measurement Notes

OW at legs

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Comstock, H. E. 1994 The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region.
See pp. 155-56.
[Book] Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
English salt-glazed brown stoneware seated monkey: p. 131, no. 91, Nottingham, England, seated, holding fruit, "M&A. 1767"; p. 163, no. 132, monkey as Napoleon, Derbyshire
[Catalogue] Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
Americana Sale of Richard and Rosemarie Machmer, Oct. 24th & 25th 2008: Similar Bell attributed dog illustrated p.65