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Jug

Object number2009.13.4

Artist Alexander Polk Donaghho (1829 - 1906)

Date1870-1897

OriginParkersburg, WV

Mediumstone; paint

Credit LineEileen Berman and Madeline Miller in memory of their mother Rosalyn Reich

DescriptionTwo-gallon stoneware jug.Dimensions14.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 in. (36.8 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm)
InscriptionsWhite paper tag attached to handle, typed, "1531-25 / 1353/25 EARLY AP DONAGHHO PARKERBURGH 2 GAL STONEWARE / JUG" [misspellings on tag; stored in file.]
MarksCobalt blue stencilling "2 / A.P. DONAGHHO / Parkersburg W.V."
Historical NotesCollection of stoneware jars. A.P. Donaghhu worked in Fredericktown, Washington County from circa 1860-1870. He then moved to Parkersburg, WV.

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