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Attributed to: John Neis (1775–1867)
1834
Object Place: Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Earthenware
Dimensions
3.81 x 27.3 x 27.3 cm (1 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number02.323
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Attributed to John Neis (1785-1867) of Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Dated 1834. For Neis, see Beatrice B. Garvan, The Pennsylvania German Collection (Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1982), pp. 365 (bio.) and pp. 187-91, 348 (examples of work). See archival card for description and transcription of text. Maker is "Neis" not "weis"
DescriptionPlate with yellow background glaze with red and green flowers at center and text enclosed within line around border text translates roughly as "I am made of potter's thoughts. When I break, I will be gone. In the year 1834"
ProvenanceAnonymous gift, 1902.