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Jug with mazarine blue finish with gold leaf decoration. Gold leaf lustre on top and bottom of jug. Palm fronds and bird motif on both sides. Gold leaf scroll decoration on bracket handle.
jugs (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (image-making)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Vessel
Jug
Painted
Jug
Stamp on bottom: ""N. Eng/ Pottery/ c.1890"" ""219"" written in gold pen ""19"" and ""P-1572"" on 2 stickers ""Rieti""
New England Pottery Company (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
9 1/2 x 9 x 10 (HxWxD) (inches)
1998.5754
Massachusetts (United States)
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