Plate, 1785-1796
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German immigrants in Pennsylvania made plates like this one, which served a mostly decorative purpose. Notable artist George Hubener created this bird-motif plate using the sgraffito technique and red liquid clay called slip. These techniques and this design were common to the Pennsylvania German style.
German immigrants in Pennsylvania made plates like this one, which served a mostly decorative purpose. Notable artist George Hubener created this bird-motif plate using the sgraffito technique and red liquid clay called slip. These techniques and this design were common to the Pennsylvania German style.
Artifact
Plate (Dish)
Date Made
1785-1796
Creators
Drach, Rudolph, 1759-after 1814
Place of Creation
United States, Pennsylvania, Bucks county
Creator Notes
Attributed to Rudolph Drach in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
61.148.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Earthenware
Glaze
Technique
Sgraffito (Technique)
Color
Green
Red
Cream (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 in
Diameter: 13.563 in
Inscriptions
on front: DOBEI
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