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Collections

Lyman, Fenton and Company (attributed to)
Book Decanter, "Departed Spirits"1849-1858

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture in the form of a standing closed book, glazed in mottled rust-brown and cream with spine detail imitating stacked pages and raised cord ribs

Lyman, Fenton and Company (attributed to), Book Decanter, "Departed Spirits", 1849-1858, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Elizabeth Pratt Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Lyman, Fenton and Company (attributed to)
Title
Book Decanter, "Departed Spirits"
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1849-1858
Medium
Earthenware (Bennington Ware)
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 6 in. (19.69 x 6.83 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Pratt Bequest
Accession Number
M.78.104.47
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design