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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Bowl and cover
1790-1850
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1960.0689 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1960.0689 A, B
Object Name
Bowl and cover
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin is possibly Pennsylvania.
Date
1790-1850
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
5.75 (H) x 7.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.605 (H) x 19.05 (W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements with lid.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Kauffman, Henry J. 1964 Pennsylania Dutch: American Folk Art.
• A covered and a lidless bowls of somewhat similar form and piercing, in redware: p. 129Book: Meyer-Heisig, Erich. 1955 Deutsche Bauerntopferei: Geschichte und landschaftiliche Gliederung.
• Somewhat similarly pierced bowl with lower lid and figures on top: fig. 56, caption translating as "Little lidded basket from Kronig in Lower Bavaria," mid 19th centuryCatalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Other pierced, lidded bowls with twist handles in catalogue for the Pioneer Americana Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, April 20-21, 2007, p.155.