Jar
Object number2007.57.41
Manufacturer
Elverson, Sherwood & Barker
Date1879-1890
OriginNew Brighton, PA
Mediumstoneware clay, salt glaze, cobalt and albany slip
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware jar, possibly a butter churn: tall, straight-sided, heavy weight; light buff-colored body clay has fired to a pale grey-buff color; two applied pulled handles at shoulder, with incised decorative line at start of neck; broad, tall upper rim, with internal shelf to fit a lid or, in the case of a churn, a dasher assembly (not intact); heavy dark-brown slip lining inside; pale cobalt-blue stencilled label provides maker information.Dimensions18.5 x 11.75 in. (47 x 29.8 cm)MarksPale cobalt-blue stencilled label reads: " 8 / E.S. & B. / NEW BRIGHTON / PA."
Historical NotesThe firm of E.S. & B. (W.H. Elverson, John Sherwood, and C.A. Barker) began in 1879. The factory was sold to the Pittsburgh Clay Manufacturing Company in 1890. Described as an eight-gallon churn by the donor, this may just be a storage jar, designed to fit a deep-seated lid; base is largely unglazed. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.
Related person
John Sherwood
Related person
W.H. Elverson
Related person
C.A. Barker
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
On View
Not on view
c. 1867
