Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
ca. 1785-1828
1832.4
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Crock
Object name
Crock
Date
1857-1896
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 10 in. ( 22.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Cylindrical salt-glaze stoneware crock with Albany slip-coated interior and lug handles; impressed capacity mark below neck; decorated with image of feeding chicken painted in cobalt oxide.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1927.91
Gallery Label
According to accession records, this crock was purchased from a member of the Caire family in Poughkeepsie in the 1870s. The chicken painted on the crock is similar to that on other Caire pieces. This crock may have been made by Adam Caire.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
