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Figure (Dog)
Jesiah Shorb
1800-1875
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Jesiah Shorb (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
West Manheim Township; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1863
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1863
Object Name
Figure (Dog)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Jesiah Shorb (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
West Manheim Township; Pennsylvania; York; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably Pennsylvania
Date
1800-1875
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Stamped (impressed)
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
2.559 (H) x 1.693 (W) x 4.331 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.5 (H) x 4.3 (W) x 11 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Central Pennsylvania Redware Pottery.
• Images of attributed Shorb figures with similar features and discussion of Shorb potting, pp. 18-19.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. 7, fig. 6.