Jug

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Jug

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.59

Description

Jug: salt-glazed handled; fine tooling at neck; bulbous; cobalt blue at junctions of handle to body; impressed "J.REMMY/MANHATTAN-WELLS/NEW YORK."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

John Remmy

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1800 - 1820

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

15 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 15 in. (38.1 cm)

Material

Stoneware

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Object was damaged by falling axe located above it. The handle was broken into 2 large and 6 smaller pieces (2/5/2003).

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Msc.: "On August 22, 1800,...John (Remmy) III agreed with the Manhattan Company to move his buildings a sufficient distance from the water works to avoid the danger of fire. It was in the sae year that Clarkson Crolius had entered into a similar agreement with the water company. From 1800 until at least 1820 John Remmy III ran the works at...Manhattan and Wells New York."

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage