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Jar
Accession # 42.345
Maker Abraham Mead
Title Jar
Date 1791
Medium Stoneware
Dimensions 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (15.9 x 14 x 14 cm) Diameter of opening: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Marks Painted on front in black slip: "H [four dots in shape of diamond] L / [horizontal line] 1791"
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood
Location Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf C (Ceramics)
Description Gray stoneware jar with saltglaze; ovoid body with molded rings in low relief around shoulder below short neck that flares out into wide mouth; fish scale (or grapes) decoration painted in black slip on either side of inscription. CONDITION: Good.