Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1937.803
Date:
1800-1814
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 11 in. ( 33 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim: "C. CROLIUS/MANUFACTURER/MANHATTAN-WELLS/NEW-YORK"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark surrounded by cobalt blue decorated cloud.
Gallery Label:
Later Crolius ware is often simply decorated in cobalt with this "cloud" design.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
