Dish

  • Title:

    DER. FRIHIDE. GLUG. 1776. / WASHINGTON.

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Absalom Bixler (Possible maker)

    David Bixler (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1776 (1850-1880)

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded, Stamped (impressed), Slip decorated, Trailed, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.1660


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.1660

Object Name

Dish

Title

DER. FRIHIDE. GLUG. 1776. / WASHINGTON.

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Absalom Bixler (Possible maker)
1802-1884

David Bixler (Possible maker)
1808
References: Miriam E. Bixler, "David Bixler, Folk Artist," Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society," Hilarymas 1977, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 30-8; Earnest, Papers for Birth Dayes, pp. 66-7. Both David and his brother Absolam were folk artists. David frequently signed his work on back in English cursive script.

Place of Origin

Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1776 (1850-1880)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Rim; Stamped with typeface into wet clay around rim "DER. FRIHIDE. GLUG. 1776. / WASHINGTON."

Subjects

George Washington; Political figure; Liberty Bell; American themed ceramics

Materials

Earthenware (slipware, redware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded, Stamped (impressed), Slip decorated, Trailed, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

1.575 (H) , 14.173 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

4 (H) , 36 (Diam)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
Published: fig. 151
[Article] Lasansky, Jeannette. 09//1982 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pottery. Antiques. 538-547.
Published: p. 544, fig.10
[Article] Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 07//2003 Sarah Bixler's Plates and Flowerpots. Antiques. 68-77.
Published: p. 71, pl. III, attributed to Absolom or David Bixler, 1850-80
[Catalogue] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans & the Art of Everyday Life.
Published: fig. 84, p.61
[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2015 A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of Everyday Life. Antiques and Fine Art. 14 (2): 154-161.
Published: fig. 12, p. 161.
[Article] Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 2005 Celebrating Years Together: Personal Commemorations and the Colonial Revival. Winterthur Portfolio. 40 (No. 1): 1-16.
Published: front cover and p. 8, fig. 5
[Article] Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 07//2003 Sarah Bixler's Plates and Flowerpots. Antiques. 68-77.
Similarly inscribed dish with Bell and 2 pairs of flags: p. 77, pl. X, attributed to Absalom or David Bixler, 1850-80