Churn

Object number2007.57.49 a-c

Manufacturer Alexander P. Donaghho Pottery

Date1870-1906

OriginParkersburg, WV

Mediumfireclay, albany and cobalt slip, salt glazing, various wood, ferrous screws and nails

Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek

DescriptionStoneware butter churn with lid and dasher. Salt-glazed stoneware butter churn: reddish-orange body clay has fired to a reddish-olive-gray color; tall, cylindrical form, exterior shows numerous grooves associated with turning; two applied handles at shoulder, with thin, sharp, profile edge; slightly flaring neck, delineated by incised lines; face is stencilled with cobalt-blue capacity and maker information; internal shelf to fit lid and dasher. Lid: slightly oblong pine disc, with central hole, edge is turned to drop into jar. Dasher: wooden dowel, with cross-shaped agitator fitted onto the bottom end; this has been repaired at some point with nails and screws.Dimensions18 x 9 in. (45.7 x 22.9 cm)
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Face is stencilled with cobalt-blue "5 / DONAGHHO Co Parkersburg W.V."
Historical NotesAlexander P. Donaghho moved from Fredericktown, Pennsylvania to Parkersburg, West Virignia in 1870. The official name of the concern was "Donaghho & Son", sometimes referred to as "Excelsior Pottery." A. Donaghho was born in Washington County in 1829, and died in 1906. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Related person Alexander Polk Donaghho (1829 - 1906)

Collector Bernard Vavrek

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