Acorn Lidded Jar

Name/Title

Acorn Lidded Jar

Entry/Object ID

2010.14

Artwork Details

Medium

porcelain

Context

Credit Line: Purchased by the Canton Museum of Art

Made/Created

Artist

Gail Russell

Date made

2009

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object Size

Height

9 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

7-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Gail Russell began making her acorn finials around 2000. The main reason she started making the acorn finial happened when she bought a farm and on the 1866 map of the area the property was labeled “Burr Oak Farm”. She immediately bought burr oak seedlings and they grew very well; this inspired her to try to make finials for her work in the image of acorns.