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Figure (Dog (spaniel))
Jas. H. Atchison
1870-1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jas. H. Atchison (Maker)
Place of Origin
Greensboro; Pennsylvania; Greene; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1770
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.1770
Object Name
Figure (Dog (spaniel))
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Jas. H. Atchison (Maker)
Place of Origin
Greensboro; Pennsylvania; Greene; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Western Pennsylvania
Date
1870-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Around base
Inscription: Base has the incised inscription "U.C. James/ Greensboro" at front, and "Dealer/ in/ Dry Goods/ &/ Groceries" and "Hats/ Caps/ Boots &. Shoes" at the sides, and "Compliments/ of/ P. L. E. Kramer" on the back.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Incised
- Impressed
Dimensions (inches)
9.685 (H) x 6.299 (W) x 7.441 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.6 (H) x 16 (W) x 18.9 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 189, no. 262, probably Pennsylvania, c. 1860-80. Mistranscription of "U. C. James" as "D. C. ..."Journal: The Magazine Antiques.
• Similarly dotted dog, possibly from same mold: Incised on base front "A. B. Dunaway/Greensboro/Druggist." over impressed "JAS. HATCHISON [or "H. ATCHISON"]" and incised M.R."Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Other American salt-glazed spaniels: pp. 188-9.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Dog perhaps from same mold, with maker signature: Spring 2024, lot 6, similarly modeled dog on rectangular base with canted corners, inscribed "Frank Hamilton / Greensboro / Penna." and signed "Jas. H. Atchison," c. 1875. Entry provides many details.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Dog perhaps from same mold, on waisted oval base, with maker signature: Summer 2024 sale, lot 47, inscribed "R.H. Rumble / Greensboro / Greensboro Co., Pa. / snti-Amerndment ' 185 000," signed "B.M.R. MR [Maker]," "B.M. Rumble," and "Ben M.R. [...]." Dated June 18, 1889