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On Display: House - Stoneware Closet
Whistle figure (Boy whistle)
1850-1900
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1794
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1794
Object Name
Whistle figure (Boy whistle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Date
1850-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Back of plinth
Inscription: Molded number "40"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.858 (H) x 2.205 (W) x 1.614 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.8 (H) x 5.6 (W) x 4.1 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 185, no. 253.Article: Wierenga, Lee. 05//2010 Crocks, Jugs and Jars: Decorated American Stoneware. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 5-10.
• Published: p. 10, fig. 13