Collection Highlights
The Truant Gamblers (Undutiful Boys)
1835
1858.23
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rib for shaping vessel
Object name
Rib for shaping vessel
Date
1800-1838
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description
Rectangular wooden rib with central finger hole.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1925.73
Gallery Label
Potters used ribs to smooth the outside surface of lines created by throwing. This rib was made from the wood of a cigar box.
Bibliography
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
