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Jug

Culture: American
Medium: Earthenware
Possible Place Made: New Jersey, USA
Dates: 1790-1810
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (36.8 x 25.1 x 24.8 cm)
Markings: no marks
Signature: no signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 77.45.1
Credit Line: Gift of Allison C. Paulsen in memory of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 77.45.1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Ovoid earthenware jug with handle in gray-brown. Narrow mouth; ringed neck slopes to bulging shoulder, then tapers to narrow base on ring foot rim. Across upper part of body opposite handle, incised outline decoration of bird perching on a flowering branch; parts of bird and some leaves filled in with in blue slip. CONDITION: Good.

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