JAR
Creator(s): Barbara Moray (Artist)
On view in: Second Floor Library
About this object
The jar is in the style of a posset pot. It has a cover that is decorated with four vertical strips that curve upwards and converge in the center. In the center is a post which is topped by a cross. The body of the jar has two handles, each of which has a bird perched on top of it. The base is round and the body is fat. It is decorated in blue, red, and yellow in many designs.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 27.12.1-2
- Class:
- CERAMICS
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION; MARK; MONOGRAM; COA on the body: Marjorie Merriweather Post 1953 from Rhoda in memory of Oswald Birley; on bottom: Barbara Moray 1953 HH; on cover: ER; on front: Post coat of arms with motto "IN ME MEA SPES OMNIS"
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973