Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mustard pot
Object Number:
1937.11e
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Sheffield plate, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 5.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought Sheffield silver-plate mustard pot with a cobalt glass liner; cylindrical body with two pierced bands of ovals above the molded baseband and below the beaded rim with a pierced and wheel turned foliate motif between the bands; hinged, stepped and domed, circular cover with a semi-circle cut from the front center; looped thumbpiece; molded hinge-plate with a shaped drop; scroll handle with reeding along the edges; cylindrical cobalt-blue glass liner; no maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
This cruet service descended to the donor through either the Ketchum or Morris families.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
