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
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1928.60
Date:
1839-1841
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 22.2 x 14 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "SELBY COLSON & SANDERSON/POKEEPSIE, NY"
Description:
Albany slip-glazed stoneware jar with incised lines around rim and upper and impressed maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
Albany slip, a less expensive coating than salt glaze, was used as an exterior finish as well. The color of Albany slip varied slightly from one clay deposit to another.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
