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Jar

Object Name:
Jar
Object ID:
1965.041.06 a-b
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
1820-1840
Description:
Jar with removable lid. Yellow earthenware. Cylindrical jar with applied loop handle and bead around base. Appears to have been made to resemble a giant tea cup. Fitted lid is dome-shaped with a button finial. Entire interior and exterior covered with yellow or clear glaze. Three groups of incised bands on jar, the upper two of which have blue glaze. Two similar bands on lid also with blue glaze. No maker's marks seen.
Objects register:
a. jar
b. lid
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Yellow ware
Dimensions:
H-7 W-7.7 Dia-6 inches
Provenance:
From the Parsons family farm in Gilmanton, NH. The donor, Frederick L. Warner (1895-1967), was the great-great-great grandson of William and Hannah (Meserve) Parsons of Gilmanton.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick L. Warner
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