A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
A sculpture in the shape of an elephant with a castle on its back. The decorations are white, blue, green, and yellow.
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Unknown Maker, English

Pratt Ware Money Box

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Pratt Ware Money Box

Year

ca. 1800-1820

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pratt ware

Dimensions

20.3 cm (8 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Estate of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé

Object Number

78.046.50

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

In the 1700s, as European ceramic makers were discovering how to produce porcelain, European ships were sailing in all directions in search of profitable commodities and mapmakers were plotting the locations of their travels. Symbolized by the ceramic bank, countries and private citizens grew wealthy through the trade of foreign resources.

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Pratt Ware Money Box, ca. 1800-1820
Earthenware with polychrome underglaze and glaze
20.3 cm (8 inches) (height)
Gift of the Estate of Abby Rockefeller Mauzé 78.046.50

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