Stoneware jar
Stoneware jar
- Description
- John William Crolius immigrated to Manhattan from Germany in 1728 and established a successful pottery dynasty. This piece was probably made by Clarkson Crolius Jr., John William’s grandson. The last potter to work in the family business, Clarkson closed the pottery in 1849. This jar is glazed with Albany slip clay which was discovered in the Hudson Valley region about 1830 and soon became a preferred glaze for stoneware vessels.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- jar
- date made
- 1835-1849
- maker
- Crolius, Jr., Clarkson
- place made
- United States: New York, Manhattan Island
- Physical Description
- ceramic, stoneware, coarse (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19.5 cm x 17.2 cm; 7 11/16 in x 6 25/32 in
- ID Number
- 1977.0855.1
- accession number
- 1977.0855
- catalog number
- 1977.0855.01
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Domestic Furnishings
- New York Stoneware
- Food
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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