Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Luce Center
Apothecary jar
Object Number:
1932.81b
Date:
1550-1650
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 23.5 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: across middle: "[o?] comifi[?]s"
etched: in base: "H" [illegible]
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware jar decorated in blue underglaze with an abstract floral design; dumb-bell shaped body with flaring lip and foot; inscription across middle.
Gallery Label:
This apothecary jar is one of a pair from the estate of the late Thomas H. Hotchkiss.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Nora Durand Woodman, from the Estate of the Late Thomas H. Hotchkiss
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
