Stoneware Jug

Object/Artifact

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Stoneware Jug

Entry/Object ID

2007.019.3

Description

One blue-decorated ovoid stoneware jug with applied handle. Cobalt blue floral design with one flower and two leaf forms and cobalt blue band around base of handle on posterior.

Context

Pottery operated by Nathan Clark and Ethan S. Fox.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Clark & Fox

Date made

1829 - 1838

Place

Town

Athens

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front

Transcription

Clark & Fox / N.Y. / Athens / 3

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Lexicon

Search Terms

Food Processing T&E, Ceramics, Flowers, Food Preparation, Food Preservation, Food storage, Foodways, Stoneware United States

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Circumference

37-3/4 in

Material

Stoneware, salt glaze

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clark, Nathan

Person or Organization

Fox, Ethan

Related Publications

Notes

Ketchum, William C., Jr. Potters and Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900. Syracuse University Press. 1987. Pages 134-140.