Cup or Mug

Miller Pottery, Alabama, Perry County

1950s

Titles Cup or Mug (Descriptive)
Medium stoneware with Albany or Michigan slip and white feldspar glaze, blue pieces tinted with cobalt
Credit Line Gift of Thomas L. Johnson, 2007.44
Object Name cup or mug
Classification Containers

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