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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Figure (Turtle)
1800-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2232
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2232
Object Name
Figure (Turtle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin may be Pennsylvania.
Date
1800-1875
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 6.125 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.08 (H) x 15.558 (L)
Measurement Notes
OH of shell, OL from head to tail.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• US salt-glazed turtle flask: p. 205, no. 292,