Covered jar

Jacob Scholl

ca. 1830–40 · Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration · The American Wing

Covered jar — Jacob Scholl

This jar is coated with cream-colored slip and bears a sgraffito design of flowers and leaves. Sgraffito hollow ware is rare, and the incised flowers here are of exceptional artistic merit. The jar is said to have descended in the family of the potter.

Artist
Jacob Scholl
Date
ca. 1830–40
Medium
Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933
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