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Bank (Coin bank or money box)
1850-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Baltimore; Possibly Maryland; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1786
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1786
Object Name
Bank (Coin bank or money box)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Baltimore; Possibly Maryland; United States; North America
Date
1850-1875
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7.252 (H) x 5 (W) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.42 (H) x 12.7 (W) x 12.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 174, no. 227, listed incorrectly as a jar. Mid 1800s, origin unknown..Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Somewhat similar form (spherical with stepped top) bank with blue painted ornament, dated 1828: July 18, 2015, lot 446, inscribed "H x S / March 8, 1828," attributed to Henry Remmey, Sr. at Henry Myers' Baltimore Stoneware Manufactory, Baltimore, MD.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Somewhat similar form bank with different painted details: Spring 2022 sale, lot 172, probably Pennsylvania, 1850-75