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Lidded Jar

1921–23
Not on view
This tiny covered jar in the form of an abstract pinecone is made from salt-glazed stoneware, a traditional French vernacular technique in which
Simmen specialized.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Lidded Jar
  • Maker: Henri Simmen (French, Montdider 1879–1963 Nice)
  • Date: 1921–23
  • Medium: Salt-glazed stoneware
  • Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 in., 0.2 lb. (8 × 5 cm, 0.1 kg)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
  • Object Number: 23.176.3ab
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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