Jar, Preserving

Object number2007.57.37

Datec. 1860

Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware canning jar or wax sealer: reddish-orange body clay has fired to a light gray; very broad base, tapers slightly inward toward top; three bright cobalt-blue brushed-on bands at base, midline, and top; two undercut lines at neck, with square-sectioned over-hanging rim; formed interior shelf at mouth, with tapered convex flange to fit a wax-sealed cap or lid (not intact); interior coated in Albany brown slip.Dimensions7.5 x 5.75 in. (19.1 x 14.6 cm)
Historical NotesPart of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Collector Bernard Vavrek

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