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Chelsea Pottery U.S. (American, 1891–1895)
Possibly designed by: Joseph Lindon Smith (American, 1863–1950)
American
1891–94
Object Place: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Stoneware (high-fired) with crackle glaze and cobalt blue
Dimensions 3.17 x 22.22 x 22.22 cm (1 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of John Templeman Coolidge, Jr.
Accession Number13.1390
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryStoneware

DescriptionCrackle glaze in center with raised decoration and blue painted ducks on the rim. The pattern is the "Two Ear Rabbit" pattern.
Marks Four-leaf clover with CPUS, one letter per leaf.

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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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