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1938

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Wall Fountain With Cover And Basin

This is a Wall fountain with cover and basin. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 39.9 × 15.4 × 19.8 cm (15 11/16 × 6 1/16 × 7 13/16 in.) H x W x D: 19.7 × 13 × 16.7 cm (7 3/4 × 5 1/8 × 6 9/16 in.)

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Wall Fountain With Cover And Basin; tin-glazed earthenware; H x W x D: 39.9 × 15.4 × 19.8 cm (15 11/16 × 6 1/16 × 7 13/16 in.) H x W x D: 19.7 × 13 × 16.7 cm (7 3/4 × 5 1/8 × 6 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-513-a/c

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