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Object Number
995-29-10/73516
Display Title
Ceramic totem pole whiskey bottle (A) with cap (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Glazed ceramic Ezra Brooks totem pole whiskey bottle. Circular blue base, brown back, and brown, blue, green, yellow , red, black and purple on front. At base of pole are two unknown animals; on top are two unknown birds. Number on the base is 50384630.
Inventory Description
Bottle with cap, ceramic, glazed, polychrome, totem pole form
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1969
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Kentucky
Materials
Ceramic, Cork
Dimensions
Overall: 35 x 13.5 x 11.5 cm (13 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Distance (Diameter): 11.5 cm
Quantity
2
Label on object
995-29-10/73516A & 995-29-10/73516B & NW5\14H & 111 & 77 & 69
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950s-1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(October 23, 1995)
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