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Dish
Samuel Troxel
1825
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Samuel Troxel (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0627
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0627
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Samuel Troxel (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front surface
Inscription: Sgraffito "1825"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
1.3 (H) x 6.6 (W) x 10 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.302 (H) x 16.764 (W) x 25.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 190, no. 161, attrib. to Samuel Troxel, upper Hanover Township, Montgomery County, 1825Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1964 Pennsylania Dutch: American Folk Art.
• Flowerpot by Troxel: p. 67, with rim inscription (not transcribed) naming maker and original owner.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Inscribed, signed, initialed and 1828 (& 1825?) dated Troxal dish: January 11, 2008, lot 387, with American eagle, "Liberty," flowering plant and further inscriptions.