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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Dish
David Spinner
1785-1800
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Spinner (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0652
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0652
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
David Spinner (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1785-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front
Inscription: Sgraffito "Hansel und/ Kretel"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (H) x 12.125 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (H) x 30.798 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Measurements from previous record.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 193, fig. 171, attrib. to David Spinner, Milford Township, Bucks County PA, 1785-1800Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 76, fig. 86.Book: Cushion, J. P. & Honey, W. B. 1980 Handbook of Pottery and Porcelain Marks.
• Listed in previous record.Book: Cooper, Wendy A. 1980 In praise of America : American decorative arts, 1650-1830; fifty years of discovery since the 1929 Girl Scouts loan exhibition.
• Published: p. 231, fig. 271.Book: 1974 Regional Aspects of American Folk Pottery.
• Related dish illustrated: fig. 2.