Eskimo Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

143.396  Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection: Copyright: 143.396  Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection
143.396 Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection

Copyright: 143.396 Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection

Name/Title

Eskimo Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910

Entry/Object ID

143/396

Description

Eskimo Lost Art Pottery, Harry George Collection Photo, 1910. sepia. Photo of seven stone bowls, labeled "Lost Art Pottery" "Correspondence, Vol. 1, pg. 79D,, W. H. Case Photo 5n Collection of Lost Art Pottery. Think they are the only people on earth who have made pottery of this kind, and they have long ago ceased to make it. 5. Has a raised ridge, whereby it was possible to lay a wick, that it might burn in the center of dish. Was undoubtedly used as a lamp. 'Think the other pieces were probably used as both dishes and lamps. 5,6,7, selected. $21.00"

Collection

Harry L. George Collection, PHOTOGRAPHS

Made/Created

Date made

1910

Place

State/Province

Alaska

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pottery

Search Terms

Native American, Alaska Tribes, Eskimo, Lost Art, George Collection

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 6½" x 4¼"

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Dec 20, 2020