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On Display: House - Pennsylvania Folk Art Room
Dish
Henry Roudebuth
1776
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henry Roudebuth (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1955.0109.004
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0109.004
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Henry Roudebuth (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1776
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface
Inscription: Sgraffito lettering "H R" and "1776" [date within a heart].
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
2.25 (H) x 12.325 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.715 (H) x 31.306 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 190, fig. 160,Book: Cooper, Emmanuel. 2000 Ten Thousand Years of Pottery.
• Published: see object folderBook: Donhauser, Paul S. 1978 The History of American Ceramics.
• Published: See object folderBook: Garvan, Beatrice B. 1982 The Pennsylvania German Collection.
• Similar objects: nos. 103, 104, 105, and 106, pp. 194-195.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Bird and flower dish inscribed "1776 HR" perhaps by same hand: January 11, 2008, lot 503, Montgomery County PA