Flower container (Urn)

Anthony Wise Baecher

1868-1889

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

Anthony Wise Baecher (Maker)

Place of Origin

Winchester; Virginia; Frederick; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America

Date

1868-1889

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Mark

Location: Base of bowl

Inscription: Twice on base, once on bowl, impressed "BAECHER/ WINCHESTER VA".

Mark/Signature: Yes

Materials

Earthenware (slipware, redware)
Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown
Hand modeled
Stamped (impressed)
Turned
Slip decorated
Incised
Rolled

Dimensions (inches)

9.724 (H) x 8 (W) x 7.756 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24.7 (H) x 20.32 (W) x 19.7 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

OD at rim of pot. OH of pot and base. Base height 10.6 cm, Base width (between birds) 16.8 cm., base diameter 15.8 cm.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.

• Published on p. 52, fig. 48; p.114, cat. no.80.

Catalogue: Hollander, Stacy C., et al. 2001 American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum.

• Unmarked, covered bowl with same(?) florettes and some leaves: p. 158, no. 124, attributed to Baecher at Big Hunting Creek Pottery, c. 1881-83

Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).

• Similar style ornament on wall pocket attributed to Bells of Strasburg VA: January 11, 2008, lot 253, with bird and flowering plant in same style as on Winterthur object.

Article: Espenshade, Christopher T. 2003 The Two Faces of Anthony Baecher. Ceramics in America. pp. 256-8.

• General information on Baecher's style based on excavations at his Frederick Co., VA worksite.

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Flower container (Urn)

Anthony Wise Baecher

1868-1889