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Urn

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1920

GUSN

GUSN-174079

Description

Arts and Crafts style urn. Tan glazed body overglazed with hand-painted gray owl and tree branches.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vases
urns
stoneware (pottery)
hand-painted
glazing (coating)
Arts and Crafts (movement)
Urn, Decorative
Urn, Decorative

Inscription

[Crossed daggers or stylized W under pierced semicircle] (Painted)

Associated Person

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Additional Identification Number

8.12
EQ24

People and Organizations

Metropolitan Moving & Storage

Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Japan

Dimensions

9 1/2 (H), 11 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Edmund Quincy

Accession Number

2009.5.12

Places

Probably Fuji-san (Chu¯bu, Japan) [volcano]

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