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Figure (Lion)
1850-1890
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania or Ohio; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1875
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1967.1875
Object Name
Figure (Lion)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania or Ohio; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possibly PA or OH.
Date
1850-1890
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top of base
Inscription: Handwritten in cobalt "R.F. Gass"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Animals
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.748 (H) x 4.528 (W) x 9.843 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.6 (H) x 11.5 (W) x 25 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Lion possibly from same mold, with underside inscribed in brown slip(?) "W.R.D." and "HP. CO": April 25, 2015 sale, lot 1015, with fur picked out in brown and with vertically-striped (blue) base.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Lion, left uncolored, possibly from same mold: January 20, 2103 sale, lot 537, listed has having "Ohio origin."Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Blue and white lion, possibly from same mold: November 3, 2018 sale, lot 89, probably PA or OH, c. 1880