Water Cooler with Panels

Lyman Fenton & Co.; Daniel Greatbach

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Caption

Lyman Fenton & Co. (American, 1849–1852); Daniel Greatbach (active 1838 – ca.1861). Water Cooler with Panels, ca. 1853. Earthenware, metal, 23 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (59.7 x 31.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 49.100.1a-c. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Water Cooler with Panels

Date

ca. 1853

Medium

Earthenware, metal

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

23 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (59.7 x 31.1 cm)

Markings

In circle on cover "Lyman Fenton & Co/ Bennington Vt/ Fentons/Enamel/ Patented/ 1849." Also black letter inscription on frieze of entablature: "Fenton's Enamel/ Patented 1849/ Lyman Fenton & Co/ Manufacturers/ Bennington/ Vermont."

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

49.100.1a-c

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