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Jar

Date1910/1912
Object PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumGlazed earthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions12 3/4 x 18 3/4 inches (32.4 x 47.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles L. Freer
Object numberbc12.11
DescriptionLarge vase has a bulbous body and is narrow at the base with a high shoulder. Short neck diminishing toward narrow rim around a small mouth. Irregular gold drip glaze almost covering blue base from neck to bottom. Uneven surface texture from thick gold glaze. Iridescent.
On View
Not on view
Locations
  • (not entered)   The Hunterian (University Avenue), Gilmore Hill, Gallery 1
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Ewer
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Vase
1910/1912
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Ewer
c. 1906
Vase
1884/1890
Pillow
late 12th Century