Vase

Object Name:

Vase

Object ID:

2017.014.041

Creator:

Taft, J. S. & CompanyPotter

Place of Origin:

Keene, NH

Date:

1918

Description:

Vase, Hampshire Pottery, Keene, NH. Semi-porcelain storeware. Round, squat body with short rim. Matte green glaze on exterior. Vitreous green glaze on interior. Incised wave pattern on exterior. Impressed markings on concave unglazed bottom: "Hampshire / Pott[ery]" with circular maker's mark near edge. With accompanying handwritten note: "Hampshire Pottery / made in Keene I think / bought at factory - / 1918 ECS".

Material:

Ceramic
Stoneware

Dimensions:

H-2 Dia-5.6 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934), Stone, Ethel Cilley (1884-1981)

Subjects:

Vases, Stoneware