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Flower container (Wall pocket)
Daniel Peter Shenfelder
1875-1925
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Daniel Peter Shenfelder (Maker)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.0409
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Harrison
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Complete Details
Object Number
1969.0409
Object Name
Flower container (Wall pocket)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Daniel Peter Shenfelder (Maker)
Place of Origin
Reading; Pennsylvania; Berks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1875-1925
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Back
Inscription: Impressed mark (oval with dotted border and daisy center) "D. P. SHENFELDER/READING.PA."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slab-constructed
- Slip decorated
Dimensions (inches)
11 (H) x 8.625 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.94 (H) x 21.907 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 07//2015 Let's Vase It! Revisiting Once-Popular Flower Containers. Antiques and Fine Art. (Autumn 2015): 174-75.
• Published: p. 175, fig. 4Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Nearly identical, marked wall pocket in catalogue for the Pioneer Americana Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Donald A. Shelley, April 20-21, 2007, p. 133, cat. no. 567.