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Bowl
Thomas Vickers
1806
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Vickers (Maker)
Place of Origin
Downingtown; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1593
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1593
Object Name
Bowl
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Thomas Vickers (Maker)
Place of Origin
Downingtown; Pennsylvania; Chester; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1806
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Exterior, below rim
Inscription: Script "Rachel Heston" and "1806"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
4.4 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
11.176 (H) x 24.13 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published: p. 81, fig. 96; p.114, cat. no. 82.Book: James, Arthur. 1978 The Potters and Potteries of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
• Vickers family and potting information: pp. 165-185. Similar bowl with different sgraffito details: p. 168, inscribed "1802" and "Molly Dorat". Underside incised "Vickers".Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• 1798 green-glazed PA jar and cover: January 11, 2008 sale, lot 90, probably by different hand, script "Zucker est/der frauen fraund/1798"