Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Jug
Object Number:
1952.153
Date:
ca. 1690
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 6 x 6 1/2 in. ( 24.1 x 15.2 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
painted: on front in underglaze blue: " W M R"
Description:
Tin- glazed earthenware jug with bulbous body and narrow upper strap handle extending from neck to middle body; hand painted portraits and initials of William and Mary on front in underglaze blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
