Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1952.259
Date:
1870-1908
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 14.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on jar: "[...] BELL & SON [in dotted rectangle]/[illeg.]"
Description:
Wheelthrown redware jar with wide, rounded unglazed rim tapering to a flat base, slip-decorated exterior with green and brown splotches under a lead glaze.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
