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Figure (Bird)
Anthony Wise Baecher
1848-1854
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Anthony Wise Baecher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Lead glaze
- Earthenware (redware)
- Iron
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1864
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1864
Object Name
Figure (Bird)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Anthony Wise Baecher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania; Adams; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Secondary Origin Notes
Baecher (Bacher, Pacher) worked at various locations in Adams county (see Comstock in notes)
Date
1848-1854
Materials
- Lead glaze
- Earthenware (redware)
- Iron
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Incised
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
4 (H) x 2.1 (W) x 4.3 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
10.16 (H) x 5.334 (W) x 10.922 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Comstock, H. E. 1994 The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region.
• Figure group signed by "Pacher" (baecher) with very similar bird form, decorative techniques and glaze illustrated on p.166, fig.4.248Book: Comstock, H. E. 1994 The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region.
• general Baecher information, pp. 162-180, and pp.360-364.