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Dish
Benjamin Bergen
1820-1850
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Benjamin Bergen (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1506
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1506
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Benjamin Bergen (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probable origin is Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Date
1820-1850
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Trailed
- Combed
Dimensions (inches)
2.685 (H) x 15.874 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.82 (H) x 40.32 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: col. pl. 17Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p. 79, fig. 91; p.114, cat. no. 79.