Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
1928.55
Date:
1863-1879
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 1/2 x 10 in. ( 39.4 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "POTTERY WORKS / LITTLE WST 12TH ST. N.Y."; "4"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled jar with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue tulips.
Gallery Label:
The large impressed "4" on this crock refers to its four gallon capacity. Such numbers were often placed prominently on mid 19th-century stoneware.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
