- Object Name:
- Jar
- Artist/Maker:
- Horace William Elliott
- Bio:
- English, 1851-1938
- Manufacturer:
- Ewenny Pottery
- Bio:
- Bridgend, Wales, founded 1619
- Title:
- Rebecca Jar
- Place Made:
- Bridgend, Wales (United Kingdom)
- Date:
- 1897
- Medium:
- Terracotta: glazed and incised
- Dimensions:
- Object: 16 × 10 in. (40.6 × 25.4 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Karen and Werner Gundersheimer in honor of Dr. Herman S. Gundersheimer
- Accession Number:
- 2002-21
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The hand-made ware, traditional Welsh glazes, and floral decoration of this Rebecca jar reflect the ideals of the nineteenth-century Arts and Crafts Movement in Great Britain. The vaguely Mediterranean form, the Egyptian-style lotuses, and the inclusion of the Hebrew name "Rebecca" hark back to ancient times and the story of the biblical Rebecca at the well.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.