Storage Jar

Provenance

Mrs. Little Berry Stovall (born Mary Lou Harwell) (1871-1963), Apalachee, GA, and Madison, GA; [1] probably by descent to her son Hampton Harwell Stovall (1903-1981), Moore County, NC; by descent to his son Hampton Harwell Stovall, Jr., Southern Pines, NC; by gift to the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA, in 1992; purchased 2023 by NGA. [1] Provenance based on letter dated November 11, 1991, from Mrs. H. Harwell (Wilda Ortkiese) Stovall, Jr., to the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, copy in NGA curatorial file.

Storage Jar

Drake, David

1859

Accession Number

2023.2.1

Medium

alkaline-glazed stoneware

Dimensions

overall (height by widest diameter): 55 × 49 cm (21 5/8 × 19 5/16 in.) | diameter (mouth): 36 cm (14 3/16 in.) | diameter (foot): 31 cm (12 3/16 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Anonymous Gift of Funds