Collection Highlights
Marian Anderson (1897-1993)
c. 1940-45
1947.216
Watercolor, gouache, white tempera, and charcoal on heavy watercolor paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object name
Jar
Date
1863-1879
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/2 x 10 in. ( 39.4 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue tulips.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1928.55
Marks
impressed: on front: "POTTERY WORKS/LITTLE WST 12TH ST. N.Y."; "4"
Gallery Label
The large impressed "4" on this crock refers to its four gallon capacity. Such numbers were often placed prominently on mid 19th-century stoneware.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
