Bib Faucet
Charles Graham Chemical Pottery Works
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Charles Graham Works is best known for its industrial stoneware ceramics such as the giant spigot seen here. In the mid-1880s, in order to diversify the output and gain a share of the domestic consumer market, Graham patented a resist process to decorate vases made of the same stoneware with Japanese-inspired motifs then in vogue.
Caption
Charles Graham Chemical Pottery Works (1878–ca. 1913). Bib Faucet, late 19th century. Glazed stoneware, 9 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.0 x 42.0 x 14.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis, 1996.8. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Manufacturer
Title
Bib Faucet
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Place manufactured: Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Glazed stoneware
Classification
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.0 x 42.0 x 14.0 cm)
Markings
Impressed oval medallion on side of body: "CHAS. GRAHAM / CHEMICAL POTTERY WORKS / BROOKLYN, N. Y. "
Credit Line
Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis
Accession Number
1996.8
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