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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Bedroom
Dish
Andrew Abbott
1781-1783
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Andrew Abbott (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1112
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1112
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Andrew Abbott (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1781-1783
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "Abbott-Potter"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Combed
- Rouletted (coggled)
Dimensions (inches)
3.031 (H) x 13.583 (W) x 16.929 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.7 (H) x 34.5 (W) x 43 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Journal: Journal of the Northern Ceramic Society. Northern Ceramic Society
• Andrew Abbott links to Philadelphia: Newsletter no. 126, (June 2002), pp. 40-45Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1993 English Slip-Decorated Earthenware at Williamsburg.
• Similar form and decorated dish with "Abbott Potter" impressed mark: p. 58, figs. 74-75, 1781-83Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1966 An Illustrated Encyclopedia of British Pottery and Porcelain.
• Similar form 19th century version with "Rope Lane Pottery. Ipswich" mark: p. 17, fig. 30Book: Cushion, J. P. & Honey, W. B. 1980 Handbook of Pottery and Porcelain Marks.
• Andrew Abbott's mark recorded as "ABBOTT POTTER": p. 142, noting potter was active at Lane End in Staffordshire