Vessel, Jug: Earthenware Winery Crock

Object/Artifact

-

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Vessel, Jug: Earthenware Winery Crock

Entry/Object ID

C367 a,b

Description

One grey clay earthenware wine jug / crock with a salt glaze, the jug is decorated with a blue glaze flower painted on the front.The jug has a curved handle and the original cork.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

418532354

Notes

Written on the bottom of the jug.

Transcription

"GODFREY LEBEL // WINE MERCHANT // 87 RIDEAU ST OTTAWA // PHONE 1143"

Notes

Stamped into the top of the earthenware jug below the neck.

Transcription

"---mos"

Notes

Stamped on the top of the cork.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jug

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Search Terms

Food Service T & E, Food Service T & E, Materials T&E

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

JUG, Earthenware, Winery Crock, Vessel

Dimensions

Height

43.3 cm

Diameter

28.3 cm

Dimension Notes

Above measurements are without cork. Jar without cork is 40.6cm high and CIRCUMFERENCE is 87 CM cork(B): 3.6cm high, 3.3 diameter

Material

Earthenware, glaze