Jar

Object number2007.57.10

Datec. 1872

Mediumsalt-glazed stoneware with cobalt decoration

Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar, dark beige color, cobalt blue stencilled label provides retailer information; interior has Albany-slip glaze, with discernable potter's finger-markings; protruding upper rim, unglazed base.Dimensions8 x 7 x 7.5 in. (20.3 x 17.8 x 19.1 cm)
MarksCobalt blue stencilled label reads: "FROM M. GERWIG & SON / GROCERIES / 489 & 491 PENN AVE. Pitts PA."
Historical NotesProbably made by a Southwestern Pennsylvania pottery company, this jar bears the name of the retailer, a downtown Pittsburgh grocer. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Collector Bernard Vavrek

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