Jar

Object number2007.57.13

Date1868-1885

OriginRice's Landing, PA

Mediumstoneware clay body with alkaline glaze and cobalt decoration

Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar, three-gallon capacity; tall, cylindrical shape, bulging outward slightly at the shoulder; two attached pulled handles, accented with cobalt slip at bases; salt glazed interior, top of rim is unglazed; pronounced undercut bolster at rim; cobalt stencilled at center is maker information with ribbon device; also considerable brush-work decoration: wavy lines, broad lines, dashes, and X's; two large glaze drips show that the vessel was inverted in the kiln.Dimensions14.5 x 8.75 x 8.5 in. (36.8 x 22.2 x 21.6 cm)
MarksCobalt stencilled at center: "I.HEWITT JR / RICES LANDING PA".

Cursive numeral "3"; also has impressed "3" near top rim.
Historical NotesIssac Hewitt operated a pottery in the Monongahela River town of Rice's Landing from 1868 to 1885. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.

Collector Bernard Vavrek

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