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Funny Jar
Funny Jar

Funny Jar

Object NameJar
Artist Nancy Jamison Adams (American, 1852-1932)
Assistant Grace Steen Norman-Wilcox (American, 1898-1995)
Made FromNon-lead glass, metal (tin?)
Dateabout 1935-1955
Place MadeUnited States, CA
Techniqueblown
Size(a) Overall H: 20.1 cm, Diam: 13.2 cm; (b) Overall H: 2.9 cm, Diam: 9.5 cm
Accession Number85.4.29
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grace Norman-Wilcox
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown. (a) Cylindrical jar with slightly narrower neck; no collar; rough pontil mark on base. Jar is filled to overflowing with an assortment of miscellaneous objects dating from about 1900 to the present including an ivory piano key, dolls, buttons, theatre tickets, pinecones, keys, scraps of fabric and paper and string. (b) Metal lid is handmade and lined with tin; outer surface is covered with rust but may be tin as well.
Provenance
Source Grace Steen Norman-Wilcox (American, 1898-1995)

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