Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Covered pitcher
Object Number:
1952.116ab
Date:
ca. 1805
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 10 x 7 in. ( 29.2 x 25.4 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Porcelain pitcher with interlacing reeded strap handles terminating in molded floral sprays on either side of the body; grisaille image of a two-masted ship on a green sea; one image depicts the ship under sail; the other shows it foundering; the borders of the pitcher and cover are blue enamel bands with gilded and rust grapevines; the cover has a Foo dog knop.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
