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Dish
Conrad Mumbouer (Mumbauer)
1789
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Conrad Mumbouer (Mumbauer) (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Haycock Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1955.0109.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0109.002
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Conrad Mumbouer (Mumbauer) (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Haycock Township; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1789
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handwritten in pencil on the underside "Mate [sic] in the Year/ 1789"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
1.75 (H) x 11.875 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.445 (H) x 30.163 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Object not measured in 2000 study (EPG)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Flowering plant dish attributed to Conrad Mumbouer, c. 1815 : January 11, 2008, lot 252.Catalogue: Sotheby & Co.. auction catalogue: .
• Series of sgraffito dishes attributed to Conrad Mumbouer (or, some, John Monday): January 25, 2014 (NY), Ralph O. Esmerian sale, lots 501-504, plus some later lots.