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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Bedroom
Figure (Squirrel)
1850-1900
Category
Plaster (Chalkware)
Place of Origin
England, France, or United States (East Coast); Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Materials
- Plaster (chalkware)
Museum Object Number
1964.1665
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.1665
Object Name
Figure (Squirrel)
Category
Plaster (Chalkware)
Place of Origin
England, France, or United States (East Coast); Possibly United Kingdom; Europe or North America
Date
1850-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red painted "4f7"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Pencil "64.1665" and "4689"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Plaster (chalkware)
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.25 (H) x 2.5 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.34 (H) x 6.35 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Cohen, Bea. 07/31/1992 American Chalkware 1860-1890. Antiques and the Arts Weekly. (7/31/1992): S-32 to S-33.
• See for period references and bibliography.Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Salt-glazed brown stoneware squirrel in similar pose: p. 146, no. 108, Brampton, probably Briddon, Derbyshire.