Covered Jar

Frances Senska

Caption

Frances Senska American, born Cameroon, 1914–2009. Covered Jar, Designed and made 1989. Earthenwware, Jar: height: 5 3/4in. (14.6 cm) diameter: 3 3/4in. (14.6 cm); Cover: height: 2 1/2 in. diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm); Overall: height: 8 in. (20.3 cm) diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Thomas C. Folk, 1995.61a-b. Creative Commons-BY

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Covered Jar

Date

Designed and made 1989

Medium

Earthenwware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

Jar: height: 5 3/4in. (14.6 cm) diameter: 3 3/4in. (14.6 cm); Cover: height: 2 1/2 in. diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm); Overall: height: 8 in. (20.3 cm) diameter: 6 in. (15.2 cm)

Signatures

not signed

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

no marks

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas C. Folk

Accession Number

1995.61a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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