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  • Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.2a, b

  • Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.3a–c

  • Apothecary Jar

    Apothecary Jar

    Date: 1730–40
    Accession Number: 38.165.24

  • Apothecary Jar

    Apothecary Jar

    Date: 1730–40
    Accession Number: 38.165.25

  • Baby's Bottle

    Baby's Bottle

    Thomas Danforth Boardman (1784–1873)

    Date: 1810–50
    Accession Number: 43.162.7a, b

  • Basin

    Basin

    William Bradford Jr. (1688–1758)

    Date: 1719–58
    Accession Number: 62.89.13

  • Baluster Vase

    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.106

  • Basin

    Basin

    Josiah Danforth (1803–1872)

    Date: 1821–ca. 1843
    Accession Number: 41.34.40

  • Baluster Vase

    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.107

  • Basin

    Basin

    Thomas S. Derby (ca. 1786–1852)

    Date: ca. 1822–50
    Accession Number: 43.162.24

  • Wash basin

    Wash basin

    J. Eberly and Company

    Date: 1892–1903
    Accession Number: 1983.206.8

  • Basin

    Basin

    Sylvester Griswold

    Date: ca. 1820
    Accession Number: 39.185.9

  • Basin

    Basin

    Possibly Gershom Jones (1751–1809)

    Date: 1800–1809
    Accession Number: 41.34.39

  • Baptismal Basin

    Baptismal Basin

    Date: 1875–1900
    Accession Number: 11.87.85

  • Basin

    Basin

    Possibly Gershom Jones (1751–1809)

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 43.162.43

  • Basin

    Basin

    George Lightner (1749–1815)

    Date: ca. 1806–15
    Accession Number: 41.34.41

  • Basin

    Basin

    Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849–52)

    Date: 1849–58
    Accession Number: 18.95.5

  • Basin

    Basin

    Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849–52)

    Date: ca. 1849–58
    Accession Number: 1973.343.1

  • Bar Bottle

    Bar Bottle

    Date: 1840–60
    Accession Number: 40.150.13

  • Basin

    Basin

    John Skinner (1733–1813)

    Date: 1756–85
    Accession Number: 43.162.37

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  • Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight
    Covered Jar with Sparrows in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.2a, b

  • Covered Jar with Birds in Flight
    Covered Jar with Birds in Flight

    Hayashi Kodenji I (Japanese, 1831–1915)

    Date: ca. 1905
    Accession Number: SL.12.2013.7.3a–c

  • Apothecary Jar
    Apothecary Jar

    Date: 1730–40
    Accession Number: 38.165.24

  • Apothecary Jar
    Apothecary Jar

    Date: 1730–40
    Accession Number: 38.165.25

  • Baby's Bottle
    Baby's Bottle

    Thomas Danforth Boardman (1784–1873)

    Date: 1810–50
    Accession Number: 43.162.7a, b

  • Basin
    Basin

    William Bradford Jr. (1688–1758)

    Date: 1719–58
    Accession Number: 62.89.13

  • Baluster Vase
    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.106

  • Basin
    Basin

    Josiah Danforth (1803–1872)

    Date: 1821–ca. 1843
    Accession Number: 41.34.40

  • Baluster Vase
    Baluster Vase

    Date: 1800–1900
    Accession Number: 1971.180.107

  • Basin
    Basin

    Thomas S. Derby (ca. 1786–1852)

    Date: ca. 1822–50
    Accession Number: 43.162.24

  • Wash basin
    Wash basin

    J. Eberly and Company

    Date: 1892–1903
    Accession Number: 1983.206.8

  • Basin
    Basin

    Sylvester Griswold

    Date: ca. 1820
    Accession Number: 39.185.9

  • Basin
    Basin

    Possibly Gershom Jones (1751–1809)

    Date: 1800–1809
    Accession Number: 41.34.39

  • Baptismal Basin
    Baptismal Basin

    Date: 1875–1900
    Accession Number: 11.87.85

  • Basin
    Basin

    Possibly Gershom Jones (1751–1809)

    Date: 1770–1800
    Accession Number: 43.162.43

  • Basin
    Basin

    George Lightner (1749–1815)

    Date: ca. 1806–15
    Accession Number: 41.34.41

  • Basin
    Basin

    Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849–52)

    Date: 1849–58
    Accession Number: 18.95.5

  • Basin
    Basin

    Lyman, Fenton & Co. (1849–52)

    Date: ca. 1849–58
    Accession Number: 1973.343.1

  • Bar Bottle
    Bar Bottle

    Date: 1840–60
    Accession Number: 40.150.13

  • Basin
    Basin

    John Skinner (1733–1813)

    Date: 1756–85
    Accession Number: 43.162.37

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