Quilt, “Variable Star” pattern

John Dawson

About 1880

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Footed face jug of stoneware covered in an opaque brown glaze, the foot decorated to look like the neck below the head, wearing an open collar and beaded necklace, the face with prominent cheeks, flat nose, large brown eyes and wide eyebrows, the mouth is open with pink gums and white teeth, the hair is formed into several individual braids, the handle is formed from one of the braids.
One-half-gallon jar with no handles, brown glaze
Sunburst quilt
Bust of Dr. Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915), American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States, and between 1890 and 1915 the dominant leader in the African-American community, of plaster covered with a bronze paint, on square plinth.