Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Vase |
Date |
1870-1899 |
Description |
Brown majolica vase with handle. White earthenware, shaped like a branched tree trunk, with 2 openings at the top and a handle between them. Brown exterior is textured to resemble tree bark and has applied sculptural decoration of a lavender flower with green leaves on front, a rose on the back, and a yellow bird under the handle. Interior is pink. Overall dimensions 6.25 inches high and 11 inches wide. Probably made in France. (Keyword: European, Floral, HRT) |
Acquisition |
Gift of Helen Cole Barton |
Ownership and History |
This decorative ceramic piece descended in the Barton family, whose 19th-century home is known as the Edwards-Barton House at Historic Richmond Town. A photograph of the interior of the family's parlor in 1899 shows this item displayed on the lower shelf of a small table next to their sofa. The vase was presented to the Staten Island Historical Society in 1963 by Helen Cole Barton (Mrs. Samuel E. Barton). |
Earliest Date |
1870 |
Latest Date |
1899 |
Material |
Ceramic |
Subjects |
Art objects Baskets Pottery |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Household Accessory |
Associated People |
Barton, Samuel E. |
Catalog Number |
F07.1651 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Efron family in memory of Dr. Meryl Efron, November 2014. |
Legal Status |
Images and text in this database are copyrighted by the Staten Island Historical Society unless otherwise noted. Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |