Jug
- Object Name:
- Jug
- Object ID:
- 1948.005.05
- Creator:
- Crafts, Martin & Company; Crafts, Martin
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Portland, ME
- Date:
- 1833-1835
- Description:
- Jug -Light brown salt-glazed stoneware. Three gallon size. Ovoid body with tapered shoulders and base, short neck with flat beveled collar, and applied loop handle on shoulder. "M. CRAFTS & CO / PORTLAND / 3" stamped on shoulder, front. Incised ring around shoulder. Two indentations on front of body.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-16.4 Dia-11.3 inches
- Provenance:
- One of a collection of stoneware pottery pieces donated by Miss Margaret H. Jewell (1866-1970), Portland, Maine. No information provided as to previous ownership.
Martin Crafts founded a stoneware pottery in Portland, ME, in 1834 and operated it with his uncle Caleb until 1839 when Martin sold out his interest and moved to Nashua, NH. The M. Crafts & Co. mark could therefore date only between 1834 and 1839. The company continued in business for some time after his move to Nashua. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Stoneware, Potters, Pottery, Pottery industry, Pottery making
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