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On Display: House - Pottery Alcove
Bank (Coin bank (bird, hen and chicks) or money box)
1800-1850
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Burton in Lonsdale; Probably Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0531
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1960.0531
Object Name
Bank (Coin bank (bird, hen and chicks) or money box)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Burton in Lonsdale; Probably Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1800-1850
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Hand modeled
- Slip decorated
- Dotted
Dimensions (inches)
7.283 (H) x 5.118 (W) x 5.039 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
18.5 (H) x 13 (W) x 12.8 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Barker, David & Crompton, Steve. Slipware in the Collection of the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
• Similar object with differently modelled birds: pp. 104-5, similar overall form and slip dotting. Probably Burton in Lonsdale, c. 1800-1850