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Storage Jar

Dateca. 1830

Maker James Long

OriginAmerica, Georgia, Crawford County

MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOH: 12 11/16"; OL: 14 7/16” (with handles); OW: 13 1/2" (body).

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2022.900.9

DescriptionSix Gallon Storage Jar: bulbous ovoid body rises to wide slightly flared mouth; two vertical open strap handles applied to the high shoulder, the top juncture just below the rim, one on each side of the neck; covered allover with a thick dark brownish-green alkaline glaze. The top of one handle stamped with incuse initials “J” and “L”, for James Long.
Label TextJames Long, the maker of this beautifully thrown storage jar, was from one of Georgia’s earliest and most important potting families. The Longs traced their roots to potting families in Scotland and England, eventually crossing the Atlantic to Virginia and Maryland before migrating West and South to Georgia. Clearly influenced by Edgefield potting techniques, the Long family incorporated the use of rich alkaline glazes. The early incuse mark dates this piece to around 1830.
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MarkingsThe top of one handle stamped with incuse initials “J” and “L”, for James Long.