Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Teapot with lid
Object Number:
1953.799ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 19 x 19 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
written: on piece of paper found inside: "Earliest lustre pottery made in USA at Baltimore, Md., by the Bennett Pottery Works still in existence [sic]"
painted: on front of teapot: "REBEKAH AT THE WELL"
Description:
Molded earthenware (redware) teapot with ten panels; raised scene of woman with jug at well with painted inscription below on front and back, purple luster with red, green, and brown highlights, lid with black highlights.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
