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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Dish
John Neis
1821
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Neis (Maker)
Place of Origin
Upper Salford Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0640
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0640
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
John Neis (Maker)
Place of Origin
Upper Salford Township; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1821
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Rim
Inscription: Sgraffito "1821" and "medel ich seh dirs an das du gern heis ein man/wie ich hab ver nommen wirst du balt ein man bekommen" ("maiden I can tell that you would like a husband/ as far as I can see you shall soon be getting one.")
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
1.772 (H) x 11.417 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.5 (H) x 29 (Diam)