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Caster (or castor) (Rooster or cockerel (chicken) caster)
Rudolph Christ
1800-1822
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Rudolph Christ (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; North Carolina; Forsythe; South; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2259
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2259
Object Name
Caster (or castor) (Rooster or cockerel (chicken) caster)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Rudolph Christ (Maker)
Place of Origin
Salem; North Carolina; Forsythe; South; United States; North America
Date
1800-1822
Subject(s)
- Moravian
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
3.74 (H) x 1.969 (W) x 4.134 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.5 (H) x 5 (W) x 10.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Brown, Johanna. 2009 Tradition and Adaptation in Moravian Press-Molded Earthenware. Ceramics in America. 105-38.
• Green-glazed chicken caster: p. 124, fig. 38. Salem, NC, 1810-50.Article: Beckerdite, Luke & Hunter, Robert. 01//2007 Earth Transformed: Early Southern Pottery at MESDA and Old Salem. Antiques. 160-169.
• For related information on Southern potting traditions.Article: Brown, Johanna. 02//2011 Eye on Antiques: Moravian Figural Bottles. Early American Life Magazine. XLII: 8-15.
• Article includes some Winterthur flask forms: pp. 10 (3 sizes of fish), 12 squirrels & mold), 13 (bear). Several other forms and molds.