Cracker Jar

Item Information

Title:
Cracker Jar
Description:
Porcelain jar. Barrel-shaped body with fluted, scalloped base with gold decoration. Scalloped, fluted rim painted gold, double scrolled handles, and scrolled knob. Embossed leaves and stems with painted flowers in violet.
Creator:
New England Pottery Company
Date:
1890–1900
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
embossing (technique)
gilding (technique)
painting (coating)
porcelain (material)
jars
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
art pottery
Places:
Massachusetts
Extent:
7 in. (H) Diameter: 6 in.
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/6725
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Place of origin:
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Notes:
Museum Purchase
Accession #:
1927.254AB
Identifier:
6725