Vase
Dateca. 1850
Possibly by
David L. Dorsey
1799-1880
MediumAlkaline-glazed (lime-glazed) stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 19.1 x 21.6cm (7 1/2 x 8 1/2in.)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, C. Thomas Hamlin III Fund
Object number2015.900.3
DescriptionThrown stoneware vase with broad, rounded shoulders tapering to a slightly narrower base. The central neck of the vessels ends in a slightly everted rim. Four 1 1/2" diameter spouts have been added at equal points around the shoulder of the vase. A line was incised around the pot to help place these additions at the same height on the pot and then the holes were cut and the spots were added--at times off-center from the hole so that the overall look is of symmetry even though the holes were cut slightly asymmetrically. The body of the pot coated in a type of alkaline glaze where lime is mixed with clay.ProvenancePurchased from: Robert R. Hunter Jr. with funds from C. Thomas Hamlin III Fund.
1815-1825
1740-1760 (possibly altered later)
1884 (dated)