Jug
- Object Name:
- Jug
- Object ID:
- 2007.027
- Creator:
- Paul, Lorenzo C., & Company
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1879-1890
- Description:
- Water jug. Gray salt-glazed stoneware, five-gallon size. Cylindrical body with curved shoulders and applied strap handle. Stencilled in blue on front, "STRATHAM / SULPHUR SPRING WATER". Stamped on shoulder on front, "L. C. PAUL & CO. / 149 BLACKSTONE ST. / BOSTON. / 5". Curved applied handle.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-17.8 Dia-11.5 inches
- Provenance:
- The sulphur spring in Stratham, NH, was discovered in 1879 on the farm of Andrew Wiggin, who served the water at his summer boarding house, Highland Cottage, on Portsmouth Avenue in Stratham. Wiggin also bottled the water for shipment and sale to druggists. The boarding house, later known as "The Elms," became a popular resort in the late 19th century.
Lorenzo C. Paul (b. 1837) of Boston, MA, retailed/manufactured stoneware jugs used in bottling and shipping the water. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Wiggin, Andrew, Paul, Lorenzo C.
- Subjects:
- Water cure, Health
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