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Jar, circular bulbous vasiform body with sloping shoulders terminating in cylindrical neck; Tan slip body with overglaze enamel decoration of leaves and nuthatch in brown tones; Disk-shaped flat lid with cylindrical flange and button or ball finial handle.
jars
earthenware
enameling
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
overglazing
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Earthenware
Overglazed
Enameled
Leaf
Bird
Jar
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
1977.863
Rookwood Pottery (Maker)
Frey, Laura A., 1857-1943 (Maker)
Cincinnati, OH, USA
8 x 8 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.863AB
Ohio (United States)
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