Chimney Ornament: Ale-Bench

Provenance

Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago [Kate served as executor of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham's estate and continued expanding Lucy's collection following her death in 1920]; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1938.

Chimney Ornament: Ale-Bench

Staffordshire Potteries

c. 1820

Accession Number

88006

Medium

Glazed earthenware with polychrome enamel decoration

Dimensions

20.2 × 22 × 14 cm (7 15/16 × 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

Classification

earthenware

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection