Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Apothecary bottle
Object Number:
INV.13065
Date:
18th century
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 5/8 x 5 in. ( 19.4 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
painted: on inside in black: "Pulv. Gentian."
Description:
Wheel thrown tin-glazed earthenware footed, apothecary jar with hand painted frontal grey and black tinged red decoartion: single rosette with undulating leafy vine on slightly bulbous upper and base; cylindrical middle with Latin inscription.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
