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Whistle figure (Pig or fish whistle)
1800-1900
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2287
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2287
Object Name
Whistle figure (Pig or fish whistle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly Pennsylvania
Date
1800-1900
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Slip decorated
- Trailed
Dimensions (inches)
2.362 (H) x 2.165 (W) x 4.921 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6 (H) x 5.5 (W) x 12.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Winterthur 1959.2282 in similar form: fig. 124Book: de Bodt, Saskia. 1991 Gedateerde keramiek/Dated Ceramic Wares (Van Beuningen-de Vriese Collection).
• Pig-shaped redware money box (bank), dated 1765 in slip trailing: p. 82, no. 146, Holland