Henry Stockwell for William E. Warner at the Columbia Pottery. <em>Jug</em>, ca. 1831. Stoneware, 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.3 x 21.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Christine V. Ness, H. Randolph Lever Fund, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, and other funds, 77.191.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.191.9_view4_PS2.jpg)

Henry Stockwell for William E. Warner at the Columbia Pottery. Jug, ca. 1831. Stoneware, 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.3 x 21.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Christine V. Ness, H. Randolph Lever Fund, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, and other funds, 77.191.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.191.9_view4_PS2.jpg)

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Jug

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MAKER Henry Stockwell for William E. Warner at the Columbia Pottery

CULTURE American

MEDIUM Stoneware

Place Made: Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States

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) (show scale)

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

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 77.191.9

CREDIT LINE Purchased with funds given by Christine V. Ness, H. Randolph Lever Fund, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, and other funds

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Jug, 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

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Henry Stockwell for William E. Warner at the Columbia Pottery. Jug, ca. 1831. Stoneware, 11 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. (28.3 x 21.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds given by Christine V. Ness, H. Randolph Lever Fund, Alfred T. and Caroline S. Zoebisch Fund, and other funds, 77.191.9. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 77.191.9_view4_PS2.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 77.191.9_view4_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009

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