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Jar

Maker: Abraham Mead
Medium: Stoneware
Place Made: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Dates: 1791
Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (15.9 x 14 x 14 cm) Diameter of opening: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Markings: Painted on front in black slip: "H [four dots in shape of diamond] L / [horizontal line] 1791"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 42.345
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood
Image: Overall, 42.345_view1_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Gray stoneware jar with saltglaze; ovoid body with molded rings in low relief around shoulder below short neck that flares out into wide mouth; fish scale (or grapes) decoration painted in black slip on either side of inscription. CONDITION: Good.

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