Stoneware jug
Stoneware jug
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- Description
- Israel Seymour operated a pottery in Troy, New York from about 1809 to 1865. This beautifully formed jug is a fine example of much of the stoneware made by New York potters--simple utilitarian pieces, without adornment, that met the needs of the people who used them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jug
- date made
- 1824-1850
- maker
- Seymour, Israel
- place made
- United States: New York, Troy
- Physical Description
- ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 30 cm x 12 cm; 11 13/16 in x 4 23/32 in
- ID Number
- CE.319884.79
- catalog number
- 319884.079
- accession number
- 319884
- Credit Line
- The Osgood Collection
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
- Food
- Industry & Manufacturing
- New York Stoneware
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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