Jar

Dateca. 1750

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOH: 6 7/16"; Diam: 5 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-666

DescriptionJar: plain white salt-glazed stoneware pear-shaped jar with wide neck; thin rolled rim turned over to form thick lip; no foot ring; interior shows throwing marks.
Label TextThe immense variety of food preparation and service vessels in white stoneware encompasses many objects that are all but unknown among extant examples. Small, flat-bottomed patty pans, for instance, are commonly mentioned in documents. They and their close cousins,
the larger and more straight-sided potted meat dishes, are frequently found at archaeological sites. Baluster-shaped white stoneware jars are among the most intriguing and little understood of this group of plain objects. Their simple form is evocative of more common coarse brown stoneware storage vessels, but their relatively small size, thinness of potting, and white color suggest use both in the kitchen and on the table. Examples of this form have been found at sites from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Williamsburg.
ProvenanceEx coll: Muriel Silk (label).
Vendor: Otto M. Wasserman, New York

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