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On Display: House - Pottery Alcove
Dish
Absalom Bixler, David Bixler
1824 (1850-1880)
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Absalom Bixler (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1661
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1661
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Absalom Bixler (Possible maker); David Bixler (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Lancaster; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1824 (1850-1880)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Signature
Location: Rim
Inscription: Stamped in wet clay before firing "ABSALOM BIXLER. TO HIS WIFE SARAH./ 1824".
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Stenciled
- Sgraffito
Dimensions (inches)
1.969 (H) x 14.173 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
5 (H) x 36 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 151Article: Falk, Cynthia Gayle. 07//2003 Sarah Bixler's Plates and Flowerpots. Antiques. 68-77.
• Published: p. 71, pl. II, attributed to Absalom or David Bixler, 1850-80Article: Lasansky, Jeannette. 09//1982 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, pottery. Antiques. 538-547.
• Published: pl. 1 on p. 538.Article: Roeber, Catharine Christie Dann. 2011 Seeing Red: Southeastern Pennsylvania Earthenware from Winterthur. Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). pp. 5-11.
• published on p. 10, fig. 11.