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Dish
Rudolph Drach
1798
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Rudolph Drach (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1609
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1609
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Rudolph Drach (Maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Origin possibly Northamption County.
Date
1798
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface
Inscription: Incised "liewer wilt ich l[e]dig leben als/ der frau die hosen geben 1798/ lieb mich allein oder laes gar sein/ borgen macht sor- gen meich drach."
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Satire
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
2 (H) x 11.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5.08 (H) x 29.21 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: p. 190, fig. 162, Rudolph Drach (Trach), Bedminster Township, Bucks County or possibly Hamilton Township, Northampton County