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Jar
Solomon Bell
1870-1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Solomon Bell (Maker)
Place of Origin
Strasburg; Virginia; Shenandoah; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1611
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1611
Object Name
Jar
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Solomon Bell (Maker)
Place of Origin
Strasburg; Virginia; Shenandoah; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Date
1870-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Upper left front
Inscription: Stamped in wet clay: "S. BELL &. SON./ STRASBURG"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Rouletted (coggled)
- Slip decorated
- Incised
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.189 (H) x 13.189 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.5 (H) x 33.5 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Similar shaped and lions-masked jar with similar style ornament in copper and manganese: January 20, 2013 sale, lot 222, impressed "SOLOMON BELL / STRASSBURG / Va," c. 1875