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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Inkstand (Inkwell)
Eli Fetre
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Eli Fetre (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Tyrone Township; Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0553
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0553
Object Name
Inkstand (Inkwell)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Eli Fetre (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Tyrone Township; Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possible origin is Tyrone Township - possibly in Pennsylvania. Central Pennsylvania.
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised in script into wet clay "Eli Fetre/ [Tyron?..Lyion?] township/ October 6th/1824"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
2.4 (H) x 4 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.096 (H) x 10.16 (Diam)