Object Number 1965.1286

Object Name

Pot (Cake or Butter pot)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Hayes & Bro. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Newville, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Date

1865-1875

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body; Stamped (impressed) "SAM'L [__?__] / NEWVILLE [ __?__ ]"

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Incised, Painted, Stamped (impressed)

Construction Description

Facial features incised after cobalt added.

Dimensions (inches)

7.628 (H) , 9 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

19.375 (H) , 22.86 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
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