Jug

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Jug

Entry/Object ID

1957.1.305

Description

Large stoneware jug with hand-painted decoration of a bellflower. The small opening is sealed with a cork and a handle attaches to the back of the lip. The center of the neck is stamped with the label, "R. L. FENTON & Co. EAST DORSET. 2".

Context

Made by R. L. Fenton & Co. in East Dorset, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1957.1

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Manufacturer

R. L. Fenton & Co.

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Dorset

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Jug

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Stoneware