Figure (Lion)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    John Bell Sr. (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1840-1865

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (buff-colored); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Hand modeled, Extruded

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.1630


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.1630

Object Name

Figure (Lion)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Bell Sr. (Maker)
1800-1880

Place of Origin

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

Date

1840-1865

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Right rear leg; Stamped "JOHN BELL"

Materials

Earthenware (buff-colored); Lead glaze

Techniques

Hand modeled, Extruded

Dimensions (inches)

7.375 (H) , 8.5 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

18.733 (H) , 21.59 (L)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Cooper, Wendy A. 2002 An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum.
Published: pp. 124-5, pl. 5
[Book] Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
Published: p. 63
[Book] Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
Published: p. 44, fig. 32; p.106, cat. no. 4.
[Book] Barons, Richard I. 1982 The Folk Tradition: Early Arts and Crafts of the Susquehannah Valley.
Published: p. 163.
[Article] Beckerdite, Luke & Hunter, Robert. 01//2007 Earth Transformed: Early Southern Pottery at MESDA and Old Salem. Antiques. 160-169.
Another Bell lion: pp. 160-61, fig. 2, attributed to Solomon Bell (1817-82), probably Winchester or Strasburg, VA, 1842-60.
[Catalogue] Hollander, Stacy C., et al. 2001 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum.
Very similar lion: pp. 162-3, no. 129, apparently unmarked. H 8"; L.: 8 1/2"
[Catalogue] Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).
Reproduction lion after Bell type: May 17-18, 2008, lot 626.