Stoneware Jar

Object/Artifact

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Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute

Name/Title

Stoneware Jar

Description

Two tone stoneware preserve jar. Prominent curved lips and a wide neck, with a line seperating it from the shoulders which curve down to the body. The body is wide and tapers very slightly towards the base. Shiny appearance suggest a glaze surface finishing

Made/Created

Time Period

Prior to 1778

Dimensions

Height

17.78 cm

Depth

9.21 cm

Dimension Description

Base

Width

13.34 cm

Dimension Description

Mouth

Width

9.21 cm

Material

Stoneware

Color

Orange/Brown

Location

* Untyped Location

Ceramics Case

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Teddy Tucker

Related Places

Place

Shipwreck

Lord Amherst

Island

Bermuda

* Untyped Place

Atlantic Ocean

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

EXHIBIT TEXT: Contemporary English preserve jars in brown stoneware varied considerably in colour, depending on the temperature and atmosphere in the kilns. The larger of the two comes from the British military transport, the Lord Amherst lost in 1778, and the smaller from the Elizabeth, which sank in 1784. (SEE/SAME TEXT FOR L.96.168)