Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of Tobacco Jars w/ Brass Lids
Object Number:
1968.33
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Earthenware, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 x 9 3/4 in. ( 40.6 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
painted blue underglaze: on underside of jar: three bells [Brye Klocken factory mark]
painted blue underglaze: on obverse of jar: "No. 18"
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tobacco jar with blue underglaze decoration; ovoid body with narrow, flared rim; decoration on obverse consisting of cartouche with elaborately scrolled and multi-patterned frame enclosing inscription, "No. 18"; brass cover in the form of a stepped dome with small hole in top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
