Name/Title
JugEntry/Object ID
2012.9.3Description
Alkaline-glazed jug with uneven brownish-gray glaze with slight sheen. Its capacity is one gallon. It contains a single attached handle. There is fractured glazing near the top and several unglazed spots, as well as bumps throughout body likely created unintentionally during the manufacturing process.Context
This southern stoneware storage jug was likely made by the Landrum Brick and Pottery Company. Dr. Abner Landrum (1785–1859) was first a potter in Edgefield, South Carolina, before establishing the Landrum Brick and Pottery Company in Columbia in 1832. Upon Abner's death, his son Lineous (1829–1891) continued to operate the company with partners William Stork (1843–1900) and John Stork (1841–1915). John Stork, who married Lineous's sister, Juliette Landrum (1847–1887), would later start his own pottery with his sons, Edward (1869–1925) and Robert Manning (1873–1954). Upon Lineous's death, Robert would buy the Landrum Company and renamed it R. M. Stork Brickyard, which operated from 1911 until 1970. The company was located 4.3 miles from Columbia on what is now Bethel Church Road.
