Artist
George E. Ohr(American, 1857–1918)American, 1857–1918
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Log Cabin Inkwell
Datec. 1900
PlaceUnited States
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/4 × 5 3/16 × 2 1/4 in. (10.8 × 13.2 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2101
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside: "G. E. OHR, / Biloxi, Miss."
Stamped on the underside: "A BILOXI WELCOME. / The poet sings in dainty rhyme, / Of summer days and sunny clime, / Of boauxous maidens passing fair, / With witching eye and waiving hair / Till near the end you're apt to C / A welcome to the pot-Ohr-E. / Resp'y, / GEORGE E. OHR
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