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vessel, face

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    Object Details

    Description

    Potters created eyes and teeth on some face vessels with broken bits of porcelain.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Mary E Maxwell Fund

    Date made

    Late 19th, Early 20th century

    ID Number

    CE.301219.75

    catalog number

    301219.75

    accession number

    301219

    Object Name

    vessel, face

    Physical Description

    ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 14 1/2 in x 10 1/8 in x 10 1/16 in; 36.83 cm x 25.7175 cm x 25.55875 cm

    place made

    United States: South

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    Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-d915-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_573773

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    face vessel

    American Face Vessels

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