Object Details
maker
unknown
Description
Most stoneware pottery produced in the South before about 1890 is
covered with alkaline glazes made from local materials.
Based on lime or wood ash, these glazes often fired to a green or brown color, typical of 19th-century southern stoneware.
Although this piece was found in Portsmouth, New Hampshire it shares some characteristics of early southern face vessels.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Lura Woodside Watkins
Date made
mid 19th century
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date made
mid- 19th century
ID Number
CE.392525
catalog number
392525
accession number
196885
Object Name
vessel, face
Physical Description
ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 8 in; 20.32 cm
overall: 7 7/16 in x 5 in x 5 1/2 in; 18.89125 cm x 12.7 cm x 13.97 cm
Associated Place
United States: South Carolina, Edgefield
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_573762