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Devil Jug

American Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Robert Brown, born Arden, NC 1953

    Manufacturer

    Brown's Pottery, founded 1923

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

    Copyright

    © 1960s-1970s, Robert L. Brown

    Date

    1960s-1970s

    Object number

    1986.65.33

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    Decorative Arts-Ceramic
    Folk Art

    Medium

    painted and incised terra cotta with glazed ceramic "teeth"

    Dimensions

    13 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (34.4 x 18.7 x 23.3 cm.)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Decorative Arts

    On View

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 28B
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Figure\head

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7072f0546-1a43-4045-8b9c-5ef9992e4796

    Record ID

    saam_1986.65.33

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