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Basin

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1849-1858

GUSN

GUSN-28451

Description

Dodecagonal basin. Mottled green, brown, yellow, and orange glaze.

Details

Descriptive Terms

basins (vessels)
glaze
enamel (fused coating)
stoneware (pottery)
Vessel
Basin
Basin

Inscription

Impressed on bottom: ""Lyman Fenton & Co/ BENNINGTON, Vt./ Fenton's/ ENAMEL/ PATENTED/ 1849""

Maker

Lyman Fenton & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Bennington, Vermont, United States, New England

Dimensions

15 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1918.1333

Places

Vermont (United States)
Bennington (Bennington county, Vermont)

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