Jug
Object number2007.57.18
Manufacturer
Hamilton and Jones
Date1866-1897
OriginGreensboro, PA
Mediumstoneware clay w/ alkaline glaze and cobalt-slip decoration
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware whiskey jug, three-gallon capacity: tall, bulbous shape, swells outward somewhat towards the rounded shoulder; wide and heavy pulled handle; short, straight spout or neck, delineated by three embossed rings; extensive cobalt-stencilled design features tulips, leaves, and a central rose, and has maker information and numeral; free-hand brushed line at base; wavy line at shoulder above stencilling, and arched band above handles; base is largely unglazed.Dimensions16.5 x 9.5 x 9 in. (41.9 x 24.1 x 22.9 cm)MarksCobalt-stencilled text reads: "HAMILTON & JONES MANUFACTURERS / GREENSBORO, PA" , and the numeral "3".
Historical NotesFounded in 1866, by Frank Hamilton (son of William "Leet" Hamilton) and John Jones (who married Leet's daughter, Mary Ann Hamilton); the company operated until 1897. The firm was also known as "Star Pottery", and in its earliest days as the "Union Pottery" (union of Hamilton & Jones); the highest quality products were produced in the period 1866-1872. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.
Related person
John Jones
Related person
Frank Hamilton
Related person
Mary Ann Hamilton
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
On View
On view
1850-1870
c. 1875
c. 1868
