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Inkstand (Inkwell)
John Eustus Bucher
1861
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Eustus Bucher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0624 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0624 A- C
Object Name
Inkstand (Inkwell)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Eustus Bucher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1861
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised under glaze "John E_ustus/Bucher King (St???)/ 1861"...
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Animals
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Slab-constructed
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 8.75 (W) x 6.625 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.78 (H) x 22.225 (W) x 16.828 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
• Published:see object folderBook: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Central Pennsylvania Redware Pottery.
• Published as a Pennsylvania object with a Pennsylvania origin (although no justification provided) on p. 48.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. 10, fig. 12.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Rectangular inkwell with somewhat approach to design: Fall 2021 sale, lot 128, signed "Made by / John Grady / 1866," Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylavania.