Pot

1820-1880

Measurements

5-1/8 in x 6-1/4 in x 5-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Brown-glazed redware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.741

Condition Notes

The pot has two deep and long cracks in the body that are not stable.  The pot is missing a lid.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The short, round pot has sides that flare out slightly to a rounded shoulder, separated from an outward-flaring neck by a wide bead.  A handle has been applied to one side.  The mouth has an inner flange to support a lid.  The shape of this pot suggests that of a bean pot.