Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1927.85
Date:
1842-1852
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 11 1/4 in. ( 35.6 x 28.6 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "JACOB CAIRE / POTTERY / POUGHKEEPSIE"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jar with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
