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On Display: House - Pennsylvania German Childs Room
Bank (Coin bank (dresser) or money box)
1820-1880
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (agateware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.1515
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1515
Object Name
Bank (Coin bank (dresser) or money box)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1820-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Red-bordered label bearing "420"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (agateware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slab-constructed
Dimensions (inches)
6.299 (H) x 3.701 (W) x 7.205 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16 (H) x 9.4 (W) x 18.3 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Similar chest of drawers attributed to England: September 28-29, 2007 sale, lot 753.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• Similar chest of drawers (bank) in tortoiseshell-decorated redware with cream-colored slip: January 20, 2013 sale, lot 301, missing the legs. Pennsylvania, 19th century