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Jar

Culture: American
Medium: Stoneware
Place Made: Akron, Ohio, USA
Dates: ca. 1860
Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 8 in. (24.4 x 24.1 x 20.3 cm) Diameter of base: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 43.128.181
Credit Line: Gift of Arthur W. Clement
Image: Overall, 43.128.181_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Oval shape, stoneware jar with flaring and fluted mouth; blue glazed body with relief decoration of oak leaves, acorns, and branches in gray color; two projecting handles molded into shape of cut tree trunks are attached at sides and extend down curve of body; ringed foot rim. CONDITION: Base chipped, part of leaf and an acorn missing.

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