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Chelsea Pottery U.S. (American, 1891–1895)
American
1895
Object Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Stoneware (high-fired) with crackle glaze and cobalt blue decoration
Dimensions 2.54 x 22.22 x 22.22 cm (1 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of John Templeman Coolidge, Jr.
Accession Number13.1389
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

DescriptionCrackle glaze in center with blue painted ducks on the rim. The pattern is the "Tufted Duck" pattern; the company called it the "Duck" pattern.
Marks Image of a rabbit incised
ProvenanceGift, 1913, of JT Coolidge, a director of the pottery when first formed under the name of Chelsea Pottery U.S. and was also associated with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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