Jar

Object number2007.57.3

Date1870-1906

OriginParkersburg, West Virginia

Mediumstoneware clay with salt glaze; underglaze cobalt decoration; albany slip interior

Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar, appears to be approximately two-gallon capacity: body clay color a pale orange/tan, glazed to a light grey; pale cobalt blue decoration; a tall, straight-sided cylinder shape, bulging outward slightly at the shoulder; deeply turned groove/bolster at neck , broad, flat rim; brown Albany-glazed interior, stencilled geometric-dot design, set at slight diagonal angle, above stencilled maker text.Dimensions12 x 7.5 x 11.875 in. (30.5 x 19.1 x 30.2 cm)
MarksStencilled lettering: "A.P. Donaghho Parkersburg, W. Va."
Historical NotesAlexander Donaghho (born Washington County, Pennsylvania,1829) moved from Fredericktown, Pennsylvania to Parkersburg, West Virginia in 1870. The pottery operated until his death in 1906. The official name of the firm was "Donaghho & Son", sometimes known as "Excelsior Pottery"; Alexander was the son of John Donaghho, a schoolteacher and merchant. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Related person Alexander Polk Donaghho (1829 - 1906)

Related person John Donaghho

Collector Bernard Vavrek

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