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Costrel

Dateca. 1799 (dated 179?)

Artist/Maker Samuel Dodge (b. 1783)

OriginAmerica, New Hampshire, Exeter

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (redware)

DimensionsW(including handles): 5"; D: 3 9/16"; H: 4 7/8"

Credit LineGift of an Anonymous Donor

Object number1966-455

DescriptionCanteen, flask: black glazed, globular with one side indented, the opposite slightly flattened; 2 small loops for attaching rope or thong; high, flaring, round mouth; flat base.Inscription(s)Incised in script on the underside of the foot: "Samuel Dodge 17??"Mark(s)Incised in script on the underside of the foot: "Samuel Dodge 17??"