New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Hanging jar

CulturePeruvian | Unknown

Date19th century

MediumClay

DimensionsOverall: 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Katherine Barton Myers

Object number51.59.1

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Old Kitchen

DescriptionPointed bottom hanging jar. Probably used for cooling water. One of five or six such jars found under the rear steps or in the earth of the cellar when it was concreted (stories differ) at the Myers House.

Exhibition HistoryMyers House/Old Kitchen