Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1928.54
Date:
1835-1836
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 11 in. ( 30.5 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: beneath rim: "FRANCIS BOGARDUS/POUGHKEEPSIE"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and decorated with a cobalt blue flower.
Gallery Label:
When necessary, jars and pots were sealed with cloth or paper tied down with string. Rims were raised to make securing the top easier.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
