Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
ca. 1770
1864.5
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plumb bob
Object name
Plumb bob
Date
ca. 1832
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware plumb bob, cone-shaped with flattened sides; each side has incised lettering, and the upper section has three pierced holes.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1925.69
Marks
incised: on one side: "C."
incised: on opposite side: "May 3' 1832"
Gallery Label
This Crolius plumb bob, which would have hung on a string, was used for determining perpendicularity. Such a tool may have been useful in stacking pots in the kiln.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
