English Brown Stoneware Jug

Ceramic

UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

Light brown English Brown salt glaze stone ware vessel (jug) with small rounded handle towards neck. Blob neck finish.

Name/Title

English Brown Stoneware Jug

Description

English brown salt glaze ceramic mineral water jug.

Context

Iberville housing project excavation, lot #799, 1830s privy at Pig Ankle saloon. Pre-storyville in New Olreans vice district. Continued as popular jazz club through 20th century.

Research Notes

Notes

Crude, "speckled" finish due to salt glaze slip technique. Blob finish on neck. "B Nilm:115" beneath the handle identifies the initial of the maker (B) and the bottle number (Num:115.) SELTERS seal and HERZOGTHUM NASSAU embossing indicate contents and manufacturer. Contained mineral water ("selters", or seltzer) imported from a spring in the Dutchy of Nassau in Hesse, Germany. Other examples found in 1840s California excavation, but none earlier. https://sha.org/bottle/finishstyles2.htm https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/ColonialCeramics/Colonial%20Ware%20Descriptions/English-Brown.html https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/ColonialCeramics/ColonialWare-thumbnails/English_Brown_images.htm https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-story-behind-a-nassau-bottle-excavated-at-historic-fort-snelling/ https://ceramica-ch.ch/en/glossary/marks-pottery-marks/#q=*%3A*

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

December 16, 2024

Updated By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Update Date

December 16, 2024