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Jar or Crock
Jar or Crock

Jar or Crock

Datelate 18th-mid 19th century
MediumWheel-thrown redware with a lead glaze and manganese black decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handles x depth): 9 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 8 1/2in. (23.5 x 24.1 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionCylindrical redware jar or crock with a clear lead glaze and several patches of manganese black decoration. The lead glaze is applied to the interior and much of the exterior; the bottom half-inch of the sides of the jar/crock is left unglazed. The jar/crock has a flat bottom and cylindrical sides that rise to form a plain standing rim. There is a raised line about an inch and a half below the rim. Two pulled, lug handles are pressed against the jar/crock along their full length, attaching completely over the raised line of ceramic.

There is crazing over all the glazed surfaces of the jar/crock and three large chips, as well as several smaller chips, in the rim. Small flakes of glaze have chipped off the raised line of redware and the handles, revealing the ceramic below. There are many light scratches in these areas as well.
Object number1945.1.1293
Subject Terms
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    Jar or Crock
    Unknown
    late 18th-mid 19th century
    Jar or Crock
    Orson Hart Seymour
    1871-1873
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    Orson Hart Seymour
    1873
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    1839-1857
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    Sidney Risley
    1850-1875
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    Goodwin & Webster
    1810-1840
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    The Norwich Pottery Works
    1882-1895
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    Seymour & Bosworth
    1873-1883
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    Seymour & Bosworth
    1873-1883
    Jar or Crock
    Seymour & Bosworth
    1873-1883
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    A. E. Smith & Sons
    about 1850-1860
    Lidded Jar or Crock
    Unknown
    early 20th-mid 20th century