Jug (A. Tucker), New England, 1850-70

Ceramic

Portsmouth Historical Society

Ralph Morang 16-bit TIFF

Name/Title

Jug (A. Tucker), New England, 1850-70

Entry/Object ID

2019.003

Description

Medium stoneware jug with blue detailing. Marked "A. TUCKER / SPRING HILL / PORTSMOUTH, / N H." for Alfred Tucker (1813-1871), a Portsmouth merchant. Exhibited in "New Hampshire Folk Art" summer 2019

Acquisition

Accession

2019.003

Source or Donor

Wright, Brenda

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift from the estate of Edward and Florence Morison, Wakefield, New Hampshire

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1870

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Diameter

8 in

Materials

Material

Stoneware (ceramic)

Material Notes

Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt blue decoration

Provenance

Notes

Ex coll. Edward and Florence Morison, Wakefield, N.H.; transferred from their estate,