Uncle Tom and Eva Spill Vase
1851
Physical Qualities
Biscuit and glazed hard-paste porcelain and gilding, 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 5 7/16 in. (29.2 x 22.2 x 13.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Albert H. Cousins Memorial Fund; and purchased as the gift of Ann Bosworth
Object Number
2002.205.2
One of a pair. Figural vase with a flared opening, leafy support, and shaped base, all in white glazed porcelain with gilding. White biscuit figures represent characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. This example represents Li'l Eva placing a garland of flowers on Uncle Tom's head.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2002; The Stradlings, New York, NY
Inscribed: Incised "CV" on base
Markings: None