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Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
Original Owner: Beekman Family

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Cup: McGuire - 1840...brown

Cup: McGuire - 1840...brown
Object name 
Cup: McGuire - 1840...brown
Date 
ca. 1840
Related People 
Related Person: unknown
Medium 
Earthenware
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description 
Wheel-thrown redware rounded cylindrical vessel with reinforced rim and flat base with dark reddish brown matte glaze (possibly "Albany slip" variant).
Credit Line 
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Object Number 
INV.12646
Marks 
collector's label: inside rim: "MADE BY / McGUIRE - 1840 / CRAIG'S MILLS, / WASHINGTON CO., / VIRGINIA"