Jar or Crock
MakerMade by
Seymour Brothers
(American, 1866 - 1871)
Date1866-1871
MediumMechanically-molded stoneware with a salt glaze, brown slip glaze, and cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handles x depth): 11 3/8 x 14 x 12 7/8in. (28.9 x 35.6 x 32.7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1982.39.0
DescriptionWide-mouthed, five gallon, stoneware jar or crock with a salt glaze on the exterior and a brown slip glaze, or Albany-type slip glaze, on the interior. The jar/crock has a flat bottom and cylindrical sides that rise to form a flat, rolled rim. There are two pulled lug handles located on opposite sides of the jar/crock. On one side, between the handles and beneath the rim, is an impressed mark, "SEYMOUR BROTHERS/ HARTFORD/ 5". The mark is decorated with cobalt blue, and cobalt blue is also used to form a design below the mark. The design consists of a six-pointed star formed from two triangles. An "X" is drawn in the pentagon formed by the two triangles, and a dot of cobalt blue has been applied in each segmented space of the design.
There is light crazing on the exterior glazed surface of the jar/crock. The jar/crock has seven spots of discoloration, the largest being on the lower left portion of the cobalt blue design. Other spots of discoloration are located near the handles and on the opposite side of the jar/crock from the mark. An unknown powdery white substance is adhered to the inside sides and bottom of the jar/crock.
NotesObject Note: The six-pointed star on this stoneware jar/crock is most likely the Star of David. The star is the symbol most commonly associated with Judaism today. It is a relatively new Jewish symbol, supposed to represent the shape of King David's shield (or perhaps the emblem on it). The Star of David gained popularity as a symbol of Judaism when it was adopted as the emblem of the Zionist movement in 1897. (Hunt 1/12/2005)There is light crazing on the exterior glazed surface of the jar/crock. The jar/crock has seven spots of discoloration, the largest being on the lower left portion of the cobalt blue design. Other spots of discoloration are located near the handles and on the opposite side of the jar/crock from the mark. An unknown powdery white substance is adhered to the inside sides and bottom of the jar/crock.
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