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On Display: House - Belle Isle Stair Hall, Upper
Mold
1800-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2184
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2184
Object Name
Mold
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Pennsylvania.
Date
1800-1875
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Slab-constructed
- Incised
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
0.866 (H) x 5.591 (W) x 8.268 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.2 (H) x 14.2 (W) x 21 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
• Published: see object folderBook: 1984 Principes d'analyse scientifique: Objets civils domestiques Vocabulaire.
• Wooden cookie-designs mold with abstract and floral motifs, in somewhat similar format: pp. 74-75, no. 369, French, 19th century. Notes type also made in ceramics.