Furnace Stopper

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Object Name: 
Furnace Stopper
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NJ, Alloway
Accession Number: 
85.7.3
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.5 cm, W: 12.6 cm, L: 19.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1739-1780
Primary Description: 
Gray stoneware, green glaze; hand formed. Flattened ovoid shape with hole in center.

More Info

Department: 
Science and Technology; Early Modern
Provenance: 
Stradlings, Former Collection
1985-07-17
Color: 
Gray, green glaze
gray
Technique: 
hand formed