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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Bank (Coin bank or money box)
1825-1875
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0681
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0681
Object Name
Bank (Coin bank or money box)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is Possibly Pennsylvania
Date
1825-1875
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface
Inscription: Possible incised "C"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Incised
- Hand modeled
Dimensions (inches)
4.75 (H) x 3.125 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.065 (H) x 7.938 (W)
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.
• Image published with note that banks with pierced sides and other animals are known to exist, p. 45.