Squirrel Bottle

ca. 1790–1805

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704

Figural bottles such as this one are relatively rare in Salem pottery. In its subject and mottled green and brown glazes, it is reminiscent of late-eighteenth-century products of the English manufacturers Whieldon and Wedgwood. It is among the earliest and finest of the known American squirrel bottles.

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Provenance

Title: Squirrel Bottle
Date: ca. 1790–1805
Geography: Made in Salem, North Carolina, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (19.1 x 8.9 x 7 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Burton P. Fabricand Gift, 1991
Object Number: 1991.205
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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