PROBABLY BY JOHN LEIDY I (1764-1846), HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1780-1800
Details
A SLIP-DECORATED REDWARE SHAVING DISH
Probably by John Leidy I (1764-1846), Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1780-1800
The circular dish with yellow, black and green slip decoration in the form of a comb, razor, scissors, and cloth, the folded rim inscribed in German in yellow slip
2½in. high, 8¼in. diameter
Inscribed: (?)ive du armer bart Ich muss von deiner schwart (You poor beard. I must leave your hide.)
Probably by John Leidy I (1764-1846), Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1780-1800
The circular dish with yellow, black and green slip decoration in the form of a comb, razor, scissors, and cloth, the folded rim inscribed in German in yellow slip
2½in. high, 8¼in. diameter
Inscribed: (?)ive du armer bart Ich muss von deiner schwart (You poor beard. I must leave your hide.)
Provenance
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Literature
Garvan, p.178, no.47.