Barber Basin, 1791
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Shaving basin
Date Made
1791
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Bucks county
Creator Notes
Attributed to David Spinner of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
60.140.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Earthenware
Slip (Clay)
Glaze
Color
Red
Yellow
Green
Dimensions
Diameter: 7.625 in
Height: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
around rim [in German script, translated]: By everything in the world I know not why my beard has grown so thin [Ich weiss nit in der Welt mein bart der ist gar eingestelt 1791]
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