Collection Highlights
Salver
Date:
1772-1773
Object Number:
1928.24
Medium:
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jug
Object Number:
1954.158c
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 19 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front: "R. CARSON & CO / 912 FULTON ST & 383 5TH AVE / BROOKLYN N.Y."
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed and cobalt blue colored maker's mark.
Gallery Label:
Most utilitarian stoneware produced in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was finished with a salt glaze, creating by tossing common table salt into the kiln during firing. The volatized elements produced a clear, glasslike finish that enhanced both the appearance and durability of the vessels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
