Title: Water cooler
Object type: Water cooler
Date: 1870–90
Culture: American
Artist: Possibly Richard Franklin (Polk) Bell 
Artist bio: 1845–1908
Artist nationality: American
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
Geography: Made in Strasburg Virginia  United States Southern     
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY