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Jug
Accession # 50.146
Culture American
Maker John Remmey III
Title Jug
Date between 1799-1820
Medium Stoneware
Dimensions 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.9 x 15.9 cm)
Marks On shoulder opposite handle, partially impressed mark: "[... R …]MMEY / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK"
Credit Line Museum Collection Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf C (Ceramics)
Description Salt-glazed stoneware jug, tan ground with blue and brown glaze accents. Jug generally ovoid shaped, bulges out in middle, and tapers at top to narrow ringed mouth and at bottom to narrow base. Thick strap handle attached at side of neck and shoulder. On shoulder opposite handle, partially impressed mark: "[... R …]MMEY / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK". Inscribed letters accented in blue glaze, joins of handle in brown. CONDITION: Good; allover discolorations and specks in glaze (firing imperfections).