The Three Grooms

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

The Three Grooms

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.141

Description

Jug: pinched spout, large; cylindrical neck, larger body; looped handle; decorated with raised figures, on white ground, and glazed in green, blue and brown; handle in form of tree-trunk; three male figures, one seated and smoking pipe holds two keys on right arm; one stands, gesturing, hatless and wigged; the third, seated near candle stand with pipe, box, and lantern, lifts jug; tree also occurs, opposite handle.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Ralph Wood Sr.

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

8-3/4 in

Diameter

5-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (22.2 x 14 cm)

Material

Earthenware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Extensively repaired. The lower 2" of the pitcher has been broken off and replaced. Repairs to lip discernible by the darker tannish tone of the repair.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Scene called "The Three Grooms." Tree is considered rebus of Ralph Wood, Sr. (1716-1772), of Burslem.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Commons Room