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
Rib for shaping vessel
Object Number:
1925.72
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 13 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular wooden rib with central finger hole.
Gallery Label:
Potters used ribs to smooth the outside surface of lines created by throwing. This rib was made from the wood of a cigar box.
Bibliography:
Denker, Ellen Paul. "Collector' legacies." The Magazine Antiques 167 (2005): 176-180.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
