HOLMES.] 



POTTERY FROM MISSOURI. 



503 



The largest is 9 inches in height and 7 inches in diameter. 

 No. 65501 has a very tasteful incised design, encircling the 

 shoulder as shown in Fig. 1S9. Diameter 6£ inches. 



Fig. 183. 



65520. Vase similar to the above in form, but with the addition of a 

 base or stand, 1 inch high and 3 inches in diameter at the 

 base. 



65486. Same, with the base divided into three parts, forming a kind of 

 tripod, the legs being flat. Fig. 190. Height, 9 inches. 



65513, 65526, 65530, 65532, 65539. Bottle or jug shaped vases, resem- 

 bling the preceding, but having wide, short necks. Fig. 191 

 illustrates a typical form. Height, 4£ inches. 



65485. A vase similar to the above, but of yellowish gray ware, deco- 

 rated with a design in broad red and white lines. Height, 

 6 inches ; width, 6 inches. Height of neck, 2 inches; width, 

 3 inches. 



65538. Similar to the above in shape, but with flatfish body, and pecu- 

 liar in having two small handles or ears at the base of the 

 neck. Fig. 192. Diameter, 5 inches. 



