Caster
Date1780-1800
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware)
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 3 7/8 in. x 2 in. x 2 in. (9.84 cm x 5.08 cm x 5.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2001
Object numberM-4195
DescriptionPlain, baluster-shaped, creamware caster on a circular pedestal foot with a flat-topped, cylindrical top pierced with dots. The underside of the foot is pierced with a circular hole plugged with a cork. Pale cream body with a finely crazed clear glaze having a blue cast. There is spot of underglaze blue on one side of the top.
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1780-1800
1780-1800
1780-1800
1780-1800
1780-1800
1780-1800
1780-1800
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