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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.
Storage jar
Dave (later recorded as David Drake)
1857
Thomas M. Chandler Jr.
1830–1850
Face jug
Unknown African-American
about 1860
Face jug
Unknown African-American
about 1860
Face jug
Unknown African-American
about 1860
Bowl
early 13th century
Vase
Maija Grotell
1950–1955
Bowl
12th–13th century
Reuben Haley
designed 1928; manufactured 1928–1930
"Rombic" vase, shape 308
Reuben Haley
designed 1928; manufactured 1928–1930
"Rombic" vase, shape 301
Reuben Haley
designed 1928; manufactured 1928–1930
"Rombic" vase, shape 300
Reuben Haley
designed 1928; manufactured 1928–1930