Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table churn
Object Number:
1925.46a-c
Date:
1810-1860
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 47 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled table butter churn decorated with cobalt-blue flowers, and accompanied by a wooden plunger and stoneware lid.
Gallery Label:
This churn was attributed to Clarkson Crolius, Sr., but it is unmarked.
Credit Line:
Gift of John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
