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On Display: House - Schimmel Hall
Dish
1758
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Flensburg; Angelm; Germany; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.2319
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.2319
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Flensburg; Angelm; Germany; Europe
Origin Notes
Possible origin is Germany.
Date
1758
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Rim
Inscription: In green script "Thue nicht deine Zeit so fer derben es nutzt dich nichts in dem sterben 1758"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Incised "VI"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Trailed
- Slip decorated
Dimensions (inches)
2.7 (H) x 13 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.858 (H) x 33.02 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Meyer-Heisig, Erich. 1955 Deutsche Bauerntopferei: Geschichte und landschaftiliche Gliederung.
• 1777 dated dish with somewhat similar cross-hatched center to trailed slip central flower: no. 44, otherwise different in shape and design. Schlesien, Germany.