Bank (Dog (poodle) coin bank or money box)

George Wagner, George Warner

1875-1900

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

George Wagner (Possible maker); George Warner (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Lehighton; Pennsylvania; Carbon; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Northeast Pennsylvania

Date

1875-1900

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Inscription

Location: Underside

Inscription: Penciled "Warners Pottery/ Leighton/ Pa."

Mark/Signature: No

Materials

Earthenware (redware)
Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded
Extruded

Dimensions (inches)

6.6 (H) x 3.5 (W) x 5.2 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

16.764 (H) x 8.89 (W) x 13.208 (L)

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Electronic: Crocker Farm Auctions. Crocker Farm, Inc. http://www.crockerfarm.com

• Nearly identical dog bank attributed to George Wagner Pottery, January 30, 2010 Stoneware auction, lot no. 164

Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).

• Nearly identical bank attributed to Wagner pottery in sale catalogue for The Americana Collection of Richard and Rosemarie Machmer, October 24 & 25, 2008, p.139, cat.no. 514.

Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).

• Nearly identical bank attributed to Wagner pottery in sale catalogue for September 21, 2002, p. 60, cat. no. 238.

Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.

• Published on p. 7, fig. 6.

Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.

• The auction catalogue for July 16, 2011 features a similar bank attributed to the Wagner pottery on p. 9, cat. no. 40.

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Bank (Dog (poodle) coin bank or money box)

George Wagner, George Warner

1875-1900