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Inkstand cup (Inkwell cup)
David Haring
1850-1860
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Haring (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Possibly Nockamixon Township; Pennsylvania; Possibly Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2164 C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2164 C
Object Name
Inkstand cup (Inkwell cup)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
David Haring (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Possibly Nockamixon Township; Pennsylvania; Possibly Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Based on inscribed example (see References) possibly by David Haring (1801-71), Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, PA
Date
1850-1860
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• Inkwell possibly by same hand, David Haring (1801-71), Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, PA: January 25, 2014 (NY), Ralph O. Esmerian sale, lot 573.Catalogue: Sotheby's (auction catalogue).
• [Inscription on back of above inkwell] Back incised in German (translation) "Black as ink, red as blood. A rash promise or a bad woman's kiss. Heinrich L Haring. Written in the year 1852 November 13."