Name/Title
Spittoon, Shell-ShapedEntry/Object ID
2022.2.4.4Description
This shell-shaped spittoon is made of thick stoneware with a Rockingham-glaze. It has a hole in the side to aid with draining and cleaning.
Shells have continued to inspire porcelain and pottery pieces and have been a popular decorative device since the 19th century.
According to Edwin Atlee Barber, in his book “The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States” (1883), American Rockingham is yellowware covered with a dark-brown glaze and often mottled by spattering the glaze before it is fired.
Additionally, the terms spongeware and spatterware are often used interchangeably, although they are different techniques. Spatterware uses hand-painted or spattered colors of a mix of cobalt oxide and liquefied clay and is blown onto the pot using a pipe. Spongeware was made by applying the cobalt oxide to the pottery with a sponge or rag.Location
Building
Gaston MillOhio State Park
Beaver Creek State Park
