Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
Probably Cont
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flask
Object name
Flask
Date
1800-1835
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 12.1 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware flask decorated with incised cobalt six-petal flower on one side and incised cobalt branch on the other.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.865
Gallery Label
This style of incised decoration is associated with Crolius and other New York City manufactures.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
