Vase, 1830-1850
THF191259 / Vase, 1830-1850
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Artifact Overview
By the mid-1800s, potters in Staffordshire, England, created an array of ceramic figures and sold them to a growing lower- and middle-class population. Americans, too, bought these colorful figures to decorate their homes. Some figures, like this woman milking a cow, represented a past rural life--a nostalgia for rural times before the migration to industrialized urban centers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Vase
Date Made
1830-1850
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
at Greenfield Village in Chapman Family Home
Object ID
71.1.131
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of David M. Gwinn.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 7 in
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SetHighlights from the Gwinn Dairy Collection
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David Gwinn, president of Philadelphia's Pennbrook Milk Company, began assembling objects, books, and archival material related to the dairy industry in 1934. His collection grew to become the most comprehensive in the United States. These highlights from the Gwinn Dairy Collection, donated to The Henry Ford in 1971, help trace the long and rich history of dairying.