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DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Memory Jug

NameJug, lidded bottle

CultureAmerican

Date20th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumGlass, seashells, putty, paint, cork

Dimensions10 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 3 9/16 in. (27 × 9 × 9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2015.40.1ab

Object numberFA.2015.40.1ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionGlass bottle covered in a variety of seashells in various colors. Hard putty covers the glass, adheres seashells to bottle. Cork in the mouth of the bottle topped by a large snail shell.

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