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Maker(s):Lyman Fenton & Company
Culture:American
Title:Coachman Bottle
Date Made:1849-1852
Type:Food Service
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with lead glaze (bennington) (rockingham)
Place Made:North America; United States; Vermont; Bennington
Measurements:Overall: 10 7/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 4 7/16 in; 27.6 cm x 10.8 cm x 11.3 cm
Narrative Inscription:  Lyman Fenton and Co. Fentons enamel Patented 1849. Bennington Vt
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.397.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Ceramic bottle in the shape of a man, glazed a mottled brown and white. Man is wearing a cape and top hat. The top of the hat is open and the entire object is hollow.

Label Text:
SKINNER CATALOGUE: Marked Bennington Coachman bottle. Beautiful light mottled brown clay. Has on high hat. Wrapped in long double cape. Has bottle in right hand. On the bottom is indented 'Lyman Fenton and Co. Fentons enamel Patented 1849. Bennington Vt.' 11" hi. chipped under rim of hat. Slight age cracks on bottom.

Tags:
pottery; vessels; containers

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