Jar or Crock
MakerMade by
Seymour & Bosworth
American, 1873 - 1883
Date1873-1883
MediumWheel-thrown stoneware with a salt glaze, brown slip glaze, and cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 11 1/2 x 12in. (29.2 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionCylindrical, five gallon stoneware jar or crock with a salt glaze on the exterior and a brown slip glaze, or Albany-type glaze, on the interior. The jar/crock has a flat bottom and cylindrical sides that extend in a flat, rolled rim. There is an incised line circling the jar/crock about two inches below the rim. Two delicate, pulled, crescent handles have been applied on opposite sides of the jar/crock, over the incised line. Between the handles, on one side, is an impressed mark, "SEYMOUR & BOSWORTH/ HARTFORD. CONN/ 5". The mark has been covered lightly with cobalt blue. Below this is an elaborate, hand-painted cobalt blue design. The design shows a three story house on the left with smoke coming out of a chimney. A tall tree with widely-spread branches is in a fenced-in area on the right. There are three imperfections in the glaze at the base of the design. A fourth imperfection is located to the left of the design. There is one minor indentation in the stoneware, opposite the design.
Object number1997.129.0
MarkingsBetween the handles, on one side, is an impressed mark, "SEYMOUR & BOSWORTH/ HARTFORD. CONN/ 5".On View
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