Ceramics case
The Museum’s collection of American ceramics is one of the oldest in the United States, and experts consider it to be one of the most important in the country because of its age, size, and inclusiveness chronologically and geographically. The core of the holdings consists of objects that Arthur W. Clement, a local Brooklyn Heights collector, amassed at the beginning of the twentieth century and gave to the Museum in the 1940s. High-styled porcelain, earthenware, and utilitarian stoneware are well represented in the collection, which also has a special focus on Brooklyn-made wares.
As Manhattan became increasingly congested in the nineteenth century and fire laws were enacted that precluded any manufacturing involving open fires, ceramic makers moved their kilns to the east side of the East River in Brooklyn. Greenpoint, in particular, became a center for ceramic makers such as Union Porcelain Works, the Faience Manufacturing Company, and Charles Cartlidge. The Museum’s extensive collection of ceramics by the Union Porcelain Works, one of the most prestigious American ceramic firms in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, includes wares retained by the firm’s founding family that were donated in the mid-twentieth century.
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf A (Ceramics)
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47.1.8
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Benedick C. Milburn
Pitcher
1841-1846
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77.191.9
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Henry Stockwell for William E. Warner at the Columbia Pottery
Jug
ca. 1831
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2012.16
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Union Porcelain Works
Soup Plate
1887
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf B (Ceramics)
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43.128.23
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Doorstop, Poodle
19th century
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47.30.2
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American
Pitcher
19th century
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78.242.32
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Daniel Goodale
Jug
1818-1830
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78.242.33
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Jonathan Fenton
Jug
1793-1796
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf C (Ceramics)
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42.278.4
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American
Jar
1800-1815
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42.345
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Abraham Mead
Jar
1791
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50.146
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American
Jug
between 1799-1820
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77.45.1
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American
Jug
1790-1810
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78.242.19
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American
Flask
ca. 1820-1840
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf D (Ceramics)
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50.153
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American
Wine Press
18th century
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf E (Ceramics)
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43.128.19
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Daniel Goodale
Jug
ca. 1818-1830
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43.128.181
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American
Jar
ca. 1860
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44.1.6
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American
Doorstop
late 19th century
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44.196.13
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Solomon Bell
Urn or Pot
ca. 1880
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45.76.1
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American
Ornament in Form of Dog
late 19th century
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57.75.42
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Thomas Haig
Bank
1852
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf F (Ceramics)
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43.128.188
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Richard C. Remmey
Pitcher
ca. 1872
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44.1.35
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American
Inkwell
1882
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50.2
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John Remmey III
Pitcher
ca. 1830
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50.160
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American
Jug
ca. 1828-1856
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57.75.43
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Greensboro Pottery
Jar
late 19th century
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf G (Ceramics)
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68.87.59
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Karl L. H. Müller
Figure, "Stitch, Stitch, Stitch"
1877
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf H (Ceramics)
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44.31.2
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Charles Volkmar
Vase
ca. 1881
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44.31.3
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Charles Volkmar
Vase
1881
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66.27.1
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John Mackie Falconer
Plate
ca. 1876
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66.27.2
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John Edwards
Plate
ca. 1876
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66.27.3
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John Edwards
Plate
ca. 1876
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84.127
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F. K. M. Kropp
Pitcher
1850-1861
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2005.38.1
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Charles Volkmar
Plaque
ca. 1885
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf I (Ceramics)
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43.128.182
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American
Jar
1842-1843
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50.131.2
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American
Jug
19th century
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1994.152.1
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New York Architectural Terra Cotta Company
Figure of a Dog
ca. 1887
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1996.10.1
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Charles Graham Chemical Pottery Works
Pitcher
late 19th century
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1999.72
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Wallabout Pottery
Jar
ca. 1840
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf K (Ceramics)
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63.188
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Union Porcelain Works
Cylindrical Mug
1882
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65.201.2
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Medallion
ca. 1865
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68.87.42
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.46
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Union Porcelain Works
Plant Container or Cache Pot
ca. 1900
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68.87.48
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate
ca.. 1877
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68.87.55
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Union Porcelain Works
Statuette of Blacksmith
ca. 1876
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68.87.61
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Union Porcelain Works
Towel Hook for Bathroom
late 19th century
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68.87.62
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Union Porcelain Works
Door Plate
late 19th century
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68.87.63
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Union Porcelain Works
Paperweight
19th century
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68.87.64
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Union Porcelain Works
Door Knob for a Cupboard
late 19th century
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68.87.65
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Union Porcelain Works
Calling Card
late 19th century
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1992.163.1
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Karl L. H. Müller
Statuette of Blacksmith
ca. 1867
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1994.3
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Union Porcelain Works
Dish
ca. 1885
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1995.103.1
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Union Porcelain Works
Door Push Plate
ca. 1890
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1995.150.1
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Union Porcelain Works
Spittoon
ca, 1885
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1995.150.2
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Union Porcelain Works
Push Plate
ca. 1885
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1995.150.3
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Union Porcelain Works
Plaque
last quarter 19th century
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2004.71
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Union Porcelain Works
Pitcher
ca. 1885
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf L (Ceramics)
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40.373
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Union Porcelain Works
Poets Pitcher
1876
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66.182
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Thomas C. Smith
Oyster Plate
patented January 4, 1881
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68.87.36
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.37
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Karl L. H. Müller
Vase
ca. 1876
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68.87.43
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1877
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68.87.44
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.45
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1876
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68.87.52
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Union Porcelain Works
Paperweight in the Form of a Frog
ca. 1875
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68.87.54
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Karl L. H. Müller
Bust of a Child: Pierre van Arsdale Smith
late 19th century
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68.87.56
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Karl L. H. Müller
Plaque, Portrait of Charles H. L. Smith
late 19th century
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1992.45
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Karl L. H. Müller
Plaque, Portrait of Edwin Forrest
ca. 1875
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1992.163.2
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John Mackie Falconer
Plate
ca. 1875
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2006.6.2
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Karl L. H. Müller
Plaque, Portrait of Charlotte Cushman
ca. 1876
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2011.40.2
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Karl L. H. Müller
Plaque, Portrait of George Washington
ca. 1876
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf M (Ceramics)
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68.87.18
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate
ca. 1879
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68.87.22a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Sauce Boat and Saucer
ca. 1879
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68.87.24a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Vegetable Dish and Cover
ca. 1879
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68.87.25a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Soup Tureen with Cover
ca. 1879
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68.87.27
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Union Porcelain Works
Pitcher
ca. 1879
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf N (Ceramics)
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68.87.2
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Union Porcelain Works
Relish Dish
ca. 1880
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68.87.4
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate
ca. 1880
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68.87.6
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Union Porcelain Works
Cream Pitcher
ca. 1880
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68.87.8a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Vegetable Dish and Cover
ca. 1880
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68.87.10a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Large Cup and Saucer
ca. 1880
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68.87.13
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Union Porcelain Works
Nut Dish
ca. 1880
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68.87.14a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Coffee Cup and Saucer
ca. 1879
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68.87.15a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Cup and Saucer
ca. 1879
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68.87.16
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Union Porcelain Works
Small Dessert Dish
ca. 1879
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68.87.17
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Union Porcelain Works
Fruit Plate
ca. 1880
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68.87.21
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Union Porcelain Works
Cake Plate
ca. 1879
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68.87.23
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Union Porcelain Works
Celery Dish
ca. 1879
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68.87.26
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Union Porcelain Works
Compote
ca. 1879
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85.106.1
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International Tile Company
Tile
ca. 1882
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85.106.2
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International Tile Company
Tile
ca. 1885
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87.75
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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88.2
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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88.64
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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X1043
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International Tile Company
Tile with Portrait of Henry Ward Beecher
ca. 1885
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf O (Ceramics)
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68.87.1
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Union Porcelain Works
Salad Bowl
ca. 1885
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68.87.3
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Union Porcelain Works
Bread Dish
ca. 1880
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68.87.5
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Union Porcelain Works
Candy Basket
ca. 1880
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68.87.7a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Gravy Bowl with Attached Saucer and Cover
ca. 1880
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68.87.9
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Union Porcelain Works
Small Dessert Dish or Saucer
ca. 1880
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68.87.11a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Small Cup and Saucer
ca. 1880
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68.87.12
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Union Porcelain Works
Butter Dish
ca. 1880
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85.6.1
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.2
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.3
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.4
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.5
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.6
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.7
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.8
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1885
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85.6.9
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.10
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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85.6.11
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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87.178
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International Tile Company
Tile in Trivet Frame
ca. 1885
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88.18
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1995.56
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International Tile Company
Tile in Metal Trivet Mount
ca. 1882-1888
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1998.149.1
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1998.149.2
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1998.149.3
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1998.149.4
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1998.149.5
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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1998.149.6
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International Tile Company
Tile
1882-1888
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Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf P (Ceramics)
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34.5863
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pitcher
ca. 1865
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43.128.53
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American
Pitcher
ca. 1850
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43.128.54
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Josiah Jones
Miniature Pitcher
1848-1856
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43.128.55
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American
Pitcher
ca. 1848-1856
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43.128.135
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Josiah Jones
Holder
1849-1856
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43.128.136
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Josiah Jones
Bust
1849-1856
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43.128.143a-b
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pair of Knife Rests
1848-1856
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43.128.185
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Dish, Shell Shape
ca. 1853
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43.128.200
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Candlestick
mid-19th century
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49.126
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pitcher
1848-1856
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54.73
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Union Porcelain Works
Bowl
ca. 1880
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55.85
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Josiah Jones
Pitcher
1848-1856
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64.83.3
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pitcher
ca. 1850
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63.5
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Union Porcelain Works
Bonbon Dish
1887
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65.201.1a-b
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Cup and Saucer
ca. 1850
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65.201.3
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.4
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.5
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.6
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.7
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.8
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.9
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.10
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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65.201.11
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Button
ca. 1850
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68.87.33
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Union Porcelain Works
Individual Creamer
ca. 1876
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68.87.34
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Union Porcelain Works
Cream Pitcher
ca. 1876
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68.87.35a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Sugar Bowl and Cover
ca. 1876
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68.87.38
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.40
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.41
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Union Porcelain Works
Vase
ca. 1884
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68.87.47
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Union Porcelain Works
Plant Container or Cache Pot
ca. 1877
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68.87.49a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Tea Cup and Saucer
ca. 1894
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68.87.50a-b
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Union Porcelain Works
Cup and Saucer
ca. 1876
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68.87.57
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Union Porcelain Works
Figure of a Boar
late 19th century
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68.87.58
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Karl L. H. Müller
Bust of a Baby on Pedestal
late 19th century
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75.165.1
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate (One From a Set of Five)
1879-1891
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75.165.4
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate (One From a Set of Five)
1879-1891
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L65.14
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Cast of the Left Hand of Ann Cartlidge Tyndale
ca. 1850
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1991.98
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Saucer
ca. 1850
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1995.108.2
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Charles Cartlidge & Co.
Pitcher
1854-1856
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75.165.3
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Union Porcelain Works
Plate (One From a Set of Five)
ca. 1879-1891
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