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
On View
On view
c. 1875
1860-1870
c. 1867
1860-1870
c. 1875
