Cooler
Dateca. 1845
Maker
Jesse Bradford Long
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOH: 20 1/2"; OW: 13 7/8" (at widest point).
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2022.900.8
DescriptionDouble-handled cooler: elongated ovoid body rises to narrow, slightly flared mouth; two vertical open strap handles applied to the high shoulder, one on each side of the neck; covered allover with a thick dark brownish-green alkaline glaze; a hole on the lower front for the missing spigot. The left handle stamped on the top with incuse initials “J”, “B”, and “L”, for Jesse Bradford Long. The body appears to have been thrown in three sections.InscribedNone
MarkingsThe left handle stamped on the top with incuse initials “J”, “B”, and “L”, for Jesse Bradford Long.
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