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Figure (Dog)
Anthony Wise Baecher
1848-1889
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Anthony Wise Baecher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Thurmont; Maryland; Frederick; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.1886
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1967.1886
Object Name
Figure (Dog)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Anthony Wise Baecher (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Thurmont; Maryland; Frederick; Shenandoah Valley; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Possible origin Winchester,Va.
Date
1848-1889
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Hand modeled
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
12.205 (H) x 5.906 (W) x 13.15 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
31 (H) x 15 (W) x 33.4 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
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.Book: Comstock, H. E. 1994 The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region.
• Published illustration of object (and attributed to Baecher) on p. 169, fig. 4.252.