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Flower container (Vase)
Anthony Wise Baecher
1865-1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Anthony Wise Baecher (Maker)
Place of Origin
Winchester; Virginia; Frederick; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1956.0020
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1956.0020
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Anthony Wise Baecher (Maker)
Place of Origin
Winchester; Virginia; Frederick; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Date
1865-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised in script "A.W./Bacher".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pulled
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
9.567 (H) x 7.087 (W) x 3.661 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.3 (H) x 18 (W) x 9.3 (D)
Measurement Notes
OW between handles
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Similar style ornament on wall pocket attributed to Bells of Strasburg VA: January 11, 2008, lot 253, with bird and flowering plant in same style as on Winterthur object.Article: Espenshade, Christopher T. 2003 The Two Faces of Anthony Baecher. Ceramics in America. pp. 256-8.
• Much the same shape Baecher vase without reliefs nor handles: p. 257, fig. 2, Anthony Baecher, Winchester VA, c. 1865-80. Tortoiseshell glaze. Twice impressed "BACKER".