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

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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