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Vase

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1900-1944

GUSN

GUSN-6722

Description

Squat baluster earthenware vase with flared rim and black painted and incised lobster decoration with green, yellow, and red glaze.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vases
glazing (coating)
earthenware
tin (metal)
art pottery
figure- and animal-derived motifs
lobsters
Vase
Stoneware
Tin Glazed
Art Pottery
Lobster
Vase

Inscription

Painted on bottom: LINNWOOD / SACO- / MAINE

Maker

Linnwood Pottery (Maker)

Location of Origin

Saco, ME, USA

Dimensions

4 (H), 4.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1944.861

Places

Maine (United States)

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