Jar
MakerMade by
S. L. Pewtress & Co.
American, founded 1868
Date1870-1890
MediumWheel-turned stoneware with a salt glaze and brown slip glaze
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 11 3/4 x 8 5/8in. (29.8 x 21.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionTwo gallon, small-mouthed, buff-colored stoneware jar with a rolled rim, narrower neck, rounded shoulders, a cylindrical body, and a flat bottom. The jar is coated on the exterior with a salt glaze and on the interior with a brown slip glaze, or Albany-type glaze. To one side, below the neck, is an impressed mark, S.L.PEWTRESS/ NEW HAVEN CT/ 2". There are many small, light scratches and indentations on the exterior surface of the jar. There is crazing over all of the salt glazed surfaces of the jar.
Object number2005.27.0
MarkingsTo one side, below the neck, is an impressed mark, "S.L.PEWTRESS/ NEW HAVEN CT/ 2".Subject Terms
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