Jug

• Medium: Stoneware
• Geographical Location: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA
• Dates: ca. 1831
• Dimensions: 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.3 x 21.9 x 22.2 cm) Diameter of base: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
• Markings: Below handle, incised: "Made by Henry Stockwell" Above bird decoration, incised in script: "S. Stiles." (name of man jug was made for) Below bird decoration, incised in script: "This is the first jug made in / the Columbian Factory / Perth Amboy Sept. 1st / 1831 / William E. Warner / Manufacturer"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 36, Shelf A
• Accession Number: 77.191.9
• Image: 77.191.9_view1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, Nov 30, 2008

Catalogue Description:
Ovoid, light brown glazed stoneware jug with single applied handle. Narrow mouth with lip; neck slopes to bulging shoulder then tapers to base. On front of body opposite handle, incised decoration of bird perching on a branch with four leaves stained blue. Inscriptions above and below bird decoration and below handle. CONDITION: Chipped on lip, chips on side near base