Preserve Jar
MakerPossibly made by
Thomas O'Hara Goodwin
American, 1796 - 1880
Dateearly 19th-mid 19th century
MediumWheel-thrown redware with a lead glaze, and black and green decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 9 x 5 1/4in. (22.9 x 13.3cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSmall-mouthed redware preserve jar with a flared rim, narrower neck, cylindrical body with slightly convex sides, and a flat bottom. The jar is covered on the interior and exterior with a lead glaze; the exterior of the jar has been colored with irregular patches of manganese black and copper green. The inverted mark "WEST HARTFORD" is impressed on the jar just below the shoulder. There are light scratches to the glaze on the exterior of the jar. The glaze has rubbed or chipped off much of the top edge of the rim, and there is one large chip in the rim.
Object number1956.67.0
MarkingsThe mark "WEST HARTFORD" is impressed on the jar just below the shoulder; the mark is inverted.On View
Not on view
