Bear Jug
- Culture
- English
- Date
- 1730–50
- Material
- Salt-glazed stoneware
- made in
- Staffordshire, England, Europe
- Classification
- Ceramics, containers
- Collection
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 137
- Dimensions
- 8 1/2 x 5 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13 x 18.7 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Roland E. Jester in memory of Margo Jester
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 1823:1981a,b
Provenance
- 1981
Margo Antiques, (Roland E. Jester), St. Louis, MO
1981-
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Roland E. Jester [1]
Notes:
[1] An unsigned receipt dated July 1, 1981 from Margo Antiques indicates that the jar was a gift. A letter from SLAM director James D. Burke to Roland Jester, owner of Margo Antiques, dated September 22, 1981 further confirms that the jar was given by Mr. Jester [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 18, 1981.
Margo Antiques, (Roland E. Jester), St. Louis, MO
1981-
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Roland E. Jester [1]
Notes:
[1] An unsigned receipt dated July 1, 1981 from Margo Antiques indicates that the jar was a gift. A letter from SLAM director James D. Burke to Roland Jester, owner of Margo Antiques, dated September 22, 1981 further confirms that the jar was given by Mr. Jester [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Acquisitions Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, September 18, 1981.
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