Jar
Object number2016.56.6
Manufacturer
Isaac Hewitt Jr.
Datec. 1880
OriginRice's Landing, PA
MediumCeramic/Glaze; Salt glazed stoneware
Credit LineGift of Sandra D. Palmer
DescriptionStoneware canning jar with gray salt glaze and cobalt stenciled floral decoration and text.Dimensions8.375 x 4.625 x 4.625 in. (21.3 x 11.7 x 11.7 x 11.7 cm)MarksExterior has cobalt stenciled text "EXCELSIOR WORK / Isaac Hewitt / RICES LANDING, PA."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Western Pennsylvania stoneware that document a regional industry of the mid to late 19th century. These objects document the salted glazed ceramic stoneware, largely produced in the New Geneva and Greensboro areas. Before the mass production of other storage containers, especially glass and metal for foods, these vessels were mass produced for a regional and national market. The cobalt hand decoration on some demonstrates the artistic stylings of regional makers, the stenciled markings on later crocks identifies makers or those businesses that used the crocks. The products of a regional industry, these pieces also provide information on the storage and sale of food and household goods in the 19th century.Label TextCanning jar, salt glazed stoneware, marked “Excelsior Works, Isaac Hewitt, Rice’s Landing, Pa.,” c. 1880 This narrow jar, similar in shape to a glass mason jar, from Hewitt’s Greene County pottery, bears a stylized stenciled flower. In business from 1868-85, Hewitt ran one of the most successful potteries located outside Greensboro and New Geneva. Gift of Sandra Palmer, 2016.56.6
Terms
On View
On view
c. 1865
