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Jardiniere

Object Name:
Jardiniere
Object ID:
1967.025.05
Creator:
Taft, J. S. & Company
Place of Origin:
Keene, NH
Date:
1904-1923
Description:
Planter. Attributed to J. S. Taft & Company, Hampshire Pottery, Keene, NH 1904-1923. Semi-porcelain stoneware. Dull green matte glaze. Round mottled base with tapering neck and round deep bowl above. Four short "handles" that protrude from the upper neck and attach at the large upper bowl; they then connect with the base of bowl in form of tree trunks. Sides of bowl covered with branches and leaves in relief.
Material:
Ceramic
Stoneware
Dimensions:
H-9.3 Dia-6.05 inches
Provenance:
Part of a collection of objects probably associated with the donor's mother, Grace Porter Holt (1860-1949).
Credit Line:
Gift of Lura Frost
Subjects:
Trees, Leaves
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