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Jug

Title:
Bear Jug
Object Name:
Jug
Date:
1740-1760
Material:
Stoneware.
Description:
9 3/4� x 7 1/2� x 4 3/4�, Stoneware. Jug with a grayish-white body and a salt glaze. Cylindrical container molded as a bear�s body (b) with attached legs and a dog on the chest. The bear�s collar and head (a) form the cover. The eyes, nails, and collar motifs are picked out with brown slip; fur is made of clay bits.
Provenance:
The Hawes Collection
Place of Origin:
England
Collection Name:
The Vivian S. Hawes Collection
Item Number:
2000.226
Accession Number:
2000.226
Type of Material:
Objects
Copyright Statement:
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Credit Line:
Estate of Vivian Hawes
Participating Organization:
Strawbery Banke Museum
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