Jar
Object number2016.56.5
Manufacturer
John P. Eberhart
Date1880-1887
OriginNew Geneva, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze; Salt glazed stoneware
Credit LineGift of Sandra D. Palmer
DescriptionThree-gallon stoneware storage jar with gray salt glaze and cobalt stenciled and free hand decoration and stenciled text.Dimensions13.875 x 9.5 x 9.5 in. (35.2 x 24.1 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm)MarksExterior has cobalt stenciled text:
"JOHN P. EBERHART / NEW GENEVA. PA.",
"JOHN P. EBERHART & [illegible] / NEW GENEVA. PA.", and
"3".
The illegible text may be "CO."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Western Pennsylvania stoneware that document a regional industry of the mid to late 19th century. These objects document the salted glazed ceramic stoneware, largely produced in the New Geneva and Greensboro areas. Before the mass production of other storage containers, especially glass and metal for foods, these vessels were mass produced for a regional and national market. The cobalt hand decoration on some demonstrates the artistic stylings of regional makers, the stenciled markings on later crocks identifies makers or those businesses that used the crocks. The products of a regional industry, these pieces also provide information on the storage and sale of food and household goods in the 19th century.Label TextThree-gallon storage jar, salt glazed stoneware, marked “John P. Eberhart, New Geneva, Pa.,” 1880-87 The Eberhart pottery lasted only seven years, making this large, handled crock a somewhat rare piece. Gift of Sandra Palmer, 2016.56.5
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