Covered Jug
1723-1724
Artists
Description
Of baluster form on spreading circular foot, applied at the shoulder with a moulded rib; the cast scroll handle surmounted by a stylized leaf, and short spout with baluster drop; the hinged domed cover with baluster finial, the side engraved with a coat of arms, helm and crest within a circular foliate scroll cartouche.
Dimensions
26.7 x 20.3 x 12.1 cm (10 1/2 x 8 x 4 3/4 in.) 1161 g
Provenance
Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949.
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