Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cream jug
Object Number:
1942.506
Date:
1790-1825 or 1920-1940
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue pattern-molded lead glass cream jug; pear-shaped body with sharply flared rim pulled out to form spout; body dip-molded in a ribbed mold and swirled to the right; applied handle with crimped and curled end; applied pedestal foot with pontil mark.
Gallery Label:
The lack of wear suggests this may be a twentieth-century reproduction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
