Beehive-shaped bank
1798
Object PlaceNew London County, Connecticut
Medium/TechniqueSalt-glazed stoneware with cobalt-blue inscription
Dimensions11.43 x 10.16 x 10.16 cm (4 1/2 x 4 x 4 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number1981.49
ClassificationsCeramics
InscriptionsInscribed in cobalt blue script around body of object: "Richard Willimas / Mind and Save your Silver Money so that you can be a Man / Be comming / New London, Jun 9th 1798"Provenanceearly history unknown; possibly owned by a member of the Williams family of New London County, Connecticut; Christie's, Fine American Furniture . . ., (December 12, 1980), lot 428; purchased by MFA from The Stradlings, 1225 Park Avenue, New York 10018, in 1981.
