Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Churn
Object Number:
1929.131
Date:
1887-1895
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 9 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 24.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "E.W. FARRINGTON, / ELMIRA, N.Y."; "10"
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glazed stoneware two-handled churn with impressed maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
Stoneware kilns had to be heated and cooled gradually in order to avoid defects in the fired pots. This churn has large bubbles within the clay body, a condition known as "bloating" caused by overfiring.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
