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Mold (Sugar cone mold)
1750-1850
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1961.1751
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.1751
Object Name
Mold (Sugar cone mold)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly manufactured in Europe or the Caribbean.
Date
1750-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Near rim
Inscription: Incised after firing in handwritten capital letters "A D W"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
11.6 (H) x 6.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
29.5 (H) x 17.2 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
• Published:see object folderArticle: Magid, Barbara H. 2005 Sugar Refining Pottery from Alexandria and Baltimore. Ceramics in America. 223-228.
• Related information on sugar-related ceramicsBook: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Central Pennsylvania Redware Pottery.
• Published image of this object identifying it as a commercial mold (but no maker attribution) on p. 34.