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On Display: House - Fraktur Room
Flower container (Flower pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0856
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.0856
Object Name
Flower container (Flower pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handwritten pencil inscription "Goshenville/ Chester County/ 3 1/2 miles from West/ Chester"
Type: Inscription
Location: Outer wall
Inscription: Sgrafitto, handwritten inscription "Ellen P Cope, Chester Co/ 12mo 1879"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
9.6 (H) x 9 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.384 (H) x 22.86 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: James, Arthur. 1978 The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• Images of related Chester County flowerpots with ruffled edges and information on Cope family of potters.Manuscript: Cope, Gilbert. Cope family chart.
• Chester County Historical Society Library has a mss. copy of this family chart created by Gilbert Cope (possibly in Gilbert Cope papers). Documents the life dates of Ellen Cope.