Name/Title
Water CoolerEntry/Object ID
1945.47Description
Large stoneware baluster- or vase-shaped water cooler with molded and painted decoration in blue. The front is decorated with a molded design of Diana, a woman in a short toga standing with a deer and reaching back for an arrow. The sides are molded with flowers. Between the molded decorations are blue slip designs of floral vines. Toward the bottom is a round hole. Above the hole is the incised inscription, "4/L. W. Fenton/St. Johnsbury".
Water cooler made by L.W. Fenton, St. Johnsbury, VT. Incised mark: "4 / L.W. Fenton / St. Johnsbury" Gray stoneware with blue slip and applied decorations including the figure of Diana, flowers, vines and foliage.Use
Used to insulate and dispense water or other cold beveragesContext
Made in St. Johnsbury, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1945.47Source or Donor
Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)Acquisition Method
LoanMade/Created
Manufacturer
L. W. FentonDate made
1845 - 1855Place
Town
St. JohnsburyCounty
Caledonia CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Cooler, WaterNomenclature Primary Object Term
Vessel, Drink ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving VesselsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
18 inDiameter
10-1/2 in