Stoneware Toy Bank, 1875
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This toy bank was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a revolving potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the leaves and flowers on this piece.
This toy bank was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a revolving potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the leaves and flowers on this piece.
Artifact
Bank (Container)
Date Made
1875
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
57.65.17
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Salt glaze
Technique
Glazing (Coating)
Color
Cobalt blue (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Diameter: 6 in
Inscriptions
on front: Sallie A. Sacks / Made March 18 1875 / James Suters Jr. on back: On Strike / Potter - Church
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