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Jar

(American, about 1800–about 1870)
1857
Object PlaceSouth Carolina
Medium/TechniqueStoneware with alkaline glaze
DimensionsOverall: 35.6 x 38.1 cm (14 x 15 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection—Frank B. Bemis Fund, Charles H. Bayley Fund, and The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession number2011.1806
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1987, sold by Jim Williams, Savannah, GA, to Tony L. Shank, Marion, SC; 1997, sold by Tony Shank to John Axelrod, Boston; 2011, sold by John Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)

Note: For more on Jim Williams, see John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
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