Saleratus Jar
| Title | Saleratus Jar |
|---|---|
| Artist | George Muk American, c. 1813–after 1850 Bladensburg, Maryland |
| Date | 1848 19th century |
| Medium | Stoneware and salt glaze with cobalt oxide glaze |
| Classification | vessel |
| Origin | Bladensburg Bladensburg |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Mahlon D. Moulds |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Saleratus Jar” is a work by George Muk American, c. 1813–after 1850 Bladensburg, Maryland, dated 1848. It is executed in stoneware and salt glaze with cobalt oxide glaze and classified as vessel. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as vessel. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 1848. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Bladensburg. Browse more public-domain art from Bladensburg.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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