Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Ring bottle
Object Number:
1937.579
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 16.5 x 14 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: by hand: "M S"
Nadelman collection sticker: "1114 / Am"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware ring bottle decorated with incised and cobalt hearts and the initials "MS" on one side and incised and cobalt fish and birds on the reverse.
Gallery Label:
Ring bottles, a Germanic form identified with farm work, were seldom produced by stoneware potters and were probably made only as presentation pieces. The initials are probably those of the buyer who requested the potter to include them in the decoration.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
