Gallery 213, American Art, second floor (Newman Gallery)
Main Building
Gallery 213, American Art, second floor (Newman Gallery)
Main Building
Inscribed in ink on bottom: This is for Dorothy Durgin ... Elijah Brown
Written on enclosed cardboard disk that fits into lid: Given to Edna on her 13th birthday by her friend D. A. Durgin
Inscribed on top of lid: C. H.
Gallery 213, American Art, second floor (Newman Gallery)
Title: | Firkin and Lid |
Date: | 1800-1850 |
Artist: | Made by Cotton Hersey (American (Hingham, Massachusetts), 1792–1881) |
Medium: | Pine |
Dimensions: | 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches (6 x 6 cm) |
Classification: | Containers |
Credit Line: | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Zieget, 1963 |
Accession Number: | 1963-160-62a,b |
Geography: | Made in Hingham, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America |
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Gallery 213, American Art, second floor (Newman Gallery)
Main Building