Courtney:
Memory jugs sound like they're an American Decorative art object. You may
need to do more local research at historical institutions and museums that
have collections of decorative arts. They may not have their material up on
the web so you may have to resort to traditional means of research.
Andrea Notman
>I am very lost. I can find very little information on Memory Jugs. A
>very unique and wonderful one in located in the Museum of Fine Art in
>Boston, but they have no background on them as it was given by a private
>collector with little historical data. Please email me of any sources
>which might even briefly mention memory jugs. Thank you so much!!
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>Courtney Weida
>Northeastern University
Andrea T. Notman
Registrar for Collections
Harvard University Art Museums
notman@fas.harvard.edu
http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-7939
Fax: 617-495-9936
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