Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle
Object Number:
1954.172
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on front: "P. DONOVAN / NEWBURGH, N. Y."
Description:
Stoneware bottle with a Bristol glaze and cobalt blue stamped mark.
Gallery Label:
The smooth white appearance of "Bristol" glaze appealed to turn-of-the-century consumers. Made from ceramic chemicals, this glaze was widely used by industrial potteries.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
