Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
2012.8
Date:
ca. 1805-1833
Medium:
Salt-glazed stoneware; Albany slip-glazed interior
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 x 16.5 cm)
Description:
Ovoid jar with rolled "ear" handles, undecorated body; maker's mark "CUSHMANs" stamped across the front.
Gallery Label:
The enterprising potter Paul Cushman (1767-1833) was Albany's leading stoneware manufacturer during the early nineteenth century. Though his surviving pots are often minimally embellished and sometimes ungainly, he also left a body of creatively decorated and marked vessels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Paul Cushman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
