Lidded Jar with Full Moon and Birds
date: label: Date
content: 1884
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967
label: Decorator
content: Maria Longworth Nichols, American, 1849–1932
label: Decorator
content: Albert R. Valentien (American, 1862-1925), American, 1862 - 1925
label: Decorator
content: Matthew Andrew Daly, American, 1860 – 1937
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Red earthenware, thrown. Cylinder body that widens gradually until the shoulder, tapering in from shoulder; circular lid with a knob; subtle foot. On front, brown and white birds flying across white full moon, black sky, with expressive brown, white, and ocher brush strokes. Around the shoulder, lava-like slips in turquoise, leaf green, cobalt blue, light blue, and white. Exterior and interior: glazed; clear with fine crazing.
place: label: made in
content: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1984-84-15-a,b
objectType: label: Type
content: ceramics
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: jar
label: Type
content: jar
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: earthenware
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam.: 11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)