Jar
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Pottery Coop / Bittersweet Farm
(American)
DateDecember 1981
MediumWheel-thrown stoneware with mottled glazes
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter of jar): 3 7/8 x 4in. (9.8 x 10.2cm)
Primary Dimensions (length x width of business card): 3 3/4 x 2 1/8in. (9.5 x 5.4cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2001.56.11a-b
DescriptionRound, wheel-thrown, brown stoneware jar with a round foot, sides that taper from top to bottom, and a narrow rim with three semi-circular lobes cut into the ceramic. The jar (.a) also has a small rim, in the shape of a semi-circle. The jar is covered with a mottled glaze in earth tones on the exterior and with a light white or green glaze on the interior. An irregular line of scalloped reddish-brown glaze circles the outside of the jar.
The jar came with a rectangular, yellowed business card (.b) that reads, "CREASMAN STONEWARE/ elaine a. creasman/ pottery coop// bittersweet farm/ 779 east main st./ branford, ct. 06405/ (203) 481-4708/ LEAD-FREE/ SAFE FOR:/ OVEN/ MICROWAVE/ DISHWASHER".
The jar came with a rectangular, yellowed business card (.b) that reads, "CREASMAN STONEWARE/ elaine a. creasman/ pottery coop// bittersweet farm/ 779 east main st./ branford, ct. 06405/ (203) 481-4708/ LEAD-FREE/ SAFE FOR:/ OVEN/ MICROWAVE/ DISHWASHER".
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