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Tool (for ceramics) (Slip cup or trailer)
1775-1850
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0536
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0536
Object Name
Tool (for ceramics) (Slip cup or trailer)
Category
Tools
Place of Origin
Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1775-1850
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Slab-constructed
- Rolled
Dimensions (inches)
3 (H) x 3.8 (W) x 6.2 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.62 (H) x 9.652 (W) x 15.748 (L)
Measurement Notes
OD without quills is 4 1/8".
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.
• Published: p. 8, fig. 7.Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Five differently shaped slip cups, presumably American, at Smithsonian: p. 58, no. 33.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Different form redware trailer with holes for three spouts: November 11-12, 2011, lot 454, inscribed "H. Scofield Honeybrook," for Chester County potter active 1891-95.