Frances Greeley Curtis (Boston, 1867 - 1957, Manchester, Massachusetts)
Covered Box, 1921
Glazed ceramic, 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Octagonal covered box made of blue-green glazed ceramic. The corners and edges of the box are mustard yellow. On the front of the lid's outer edge there is circle design in relief that is the same color as the lid. The glaze only covers the outer edge of the bottom of the box, and the center of the bottom is the sandy brown of the clay. The initials F.G.C and the numbers 921 are carved into the bottom of the box, and there is also a tan sticker filled out with black ink.
Macknight Room
Commentary
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