Jug

Object/Artifact

-

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Jug

Entry/Object ID

1969.091.064

Description

Ovoid jug w/high shoulder which tapers to a narrow neck and shaped rim. Grey w/salt glaze exterior, light brown slip interior. Colbalt blue decoration at both ends of handle. Inscribed : "The first three gallon jug thrown in the United Stataes by Fitch W. Purdy, Esq." and highlighted in blue. Wire tied from shoulder to waist. Solmon and Fitch Purdy were in Awater in 1850, though it is said Fitch did not begin his operation until the 1860s.

Collection

Kitchenware

Made/Created

Date made

1850

Notes

Early Date: 1850 Made: Thrown by hand of Fitch W. Purdy, Esq. Atwater, OH

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jug

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Depth

16 in

Diameter

6 in

Dimension Notes

Diam: 6" @base Circumference 32.5"

Material

Stoneware

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

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