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Jar
Caln Pottery
1806
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Caln Pottery (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1589
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1589
Object Name
Jar
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Caln Pottery (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1806
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Sides
Inscription: Sgraffito "Sarah Worthman" and "1806"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
7.874 (H) x 7.087 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
20 (H) x 18 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Somewhat similar 1798 green-glazed PA jar and cover: January 11, 2008 sale, lot 90, probably by different hand, script "Zucker est/der frauen fraund/1798"Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Similar jar with loop handles dated 1808 in sale catalogue for the Pioneer Americana collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, p. 39, cat. no. 147.Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.
• Published on cover.