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Storage Jar

Dateca. 1770

Possibly by Kemple Pottery

Possibly by James Morgan Sr. Pottery

OriginAmerica, New Jersey, Cheesequake or Ringoes

MediumStoneware, salt-glazed

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/2 x 10in. (31.8 x 25.4cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, C. Thomas Hamlin III Fund

Object number2015-336

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware ovoid-shaped storage jar with two extruded handles attached vertically, one on either side of the pot just below the rim. Cobalt blue decoration painted on either side of the pot between the handles and consisting of looped lines grouped together giving the general impression of a bunch of grapes or fish scales.