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Figure (Bird)
1825-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Virginia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2236
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2236
Object Name
Figure (Bird)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Virginia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin: prob. W. Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Virginia.
Date
1825-1875
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Stamped (impressed)
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
2.953 (H) x 1.575 (W) x 3.543 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.5 (H) x 4 (W) x 9 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 125, noting related examples attrib. to Maize pottery, Centre County PA