Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
1779
1817.13
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object name
Pitcher
Date
ca. 1860
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 8 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/8 in. ( 21 x 18.4 x 13.7 cm )
Description
Molded yellowware pitcher with scalloped rim on short spout, handle in form of vine-entwined branch, ovoid body with eagle and flag motif in relief on sides; dark blue spattered decoration over a slip-covered ground under a transparent glaze.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.1