Art Pottery

Description (Brief):

Earthenware ewer, globular footed body with slender tubular neck and high spout. Handle attached, upper neck to shoulder. Dark brown and gold-flecked glaze; slip decoration, white and tan flowers and leaves. Black-brown clay body. Decorator not given.

Date Made: 1885

Maker: Rookwood Pottery Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CE.95585Catalog Number: 95585Accession Number: 16362

Object Name: Pitcherewer

Physical Description: polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)ceramic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 25 cm x 14.2 cm x 14 cm; 9 27/32 in x 5 19/32 in x 5 1/2 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-0045-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_582152

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