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Flower container (Flower pot)
Andrew Hedman
1851
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Andrew Hedman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rock Hill; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1846
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1846
Object Name
Flower container (Flower pot)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Andrew Hedman (Maker)
Place of Origin
Rock Hill; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Rock Hill, Bucks County or Philadelphia. From previous record: Origin poss. Philadelphia.
Date
1851
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Outer surface in diamond-shaped plaque
Inscription: Stamped into wet clay before firing "ANDREW HEDMAN"
Type: Inscription
Location: Outer surface
Inscription: Incised date "1851"
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised inscription "Andrew He/dman/ 1851"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
8.268 (H) x 10.433 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21 (H) x 26.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 174, fig. 115Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.
• Published: p. 10, fig. 14.Book: Noel Hume, Audrey. 1974 Archaeology and the Colonial Gardener.
• Published: p. 58, fig. 36