Jar, Food-storage
- Object Name:
- Jar, Food-storage
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.047
- Date:
- 1880-1890
- Description:
- Jam jar. Glass jar with silver lid.
A. Jar. Round jar with three raised scenes on sides, depicting a heron eating, preening, and walking. Widened base, with raised arches on side, and recessed flower or starburst pattern on bottom. Inset rim for lid.
B. Round silver lid. Short, straight sides, conical top, capped with flower vine handle. - Material:
- Glass
Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-6.7 Dia-3.2 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. - People:
- Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)
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