Jug
Classification:
Date:
1865-1871
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 7 in. ( 30.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1928.63
Marks:
impressed: on front: "PRUDEN & OLCOTT, / 185 DUANE - ST - N.Y."
Gallery Label:
John Mills Pruden, a stoneware manufacturer in Elizabeth, New Jersey, formed a brief partnership with New York City merchant Augustus Olcott in order to take advantage of a much larger market for stoneware.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1871
eMuseum Object ID:
30135
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. ( 31.8 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.825
Marks:
impressed: on front: "J. REMMEY./MANHATTAN-WELLS,/NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label:
John Remmey's mark, hastily embellished with a splash of cobalt, advertises his establishment and its location near the city's water works.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1820
eMuseum Object ID:
30134
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plumb bob
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware plumb bob, cone-shaped with flattened sides; each side has incised lettering, and the upper section has three pierced holes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.69
Marks:
incised: on one side: "C."
incised: on opposite side: "May 3' 1832"
Gallery Label:
This Crolius plumb bob, which would have hung on a string, was used for determining perpendicularity. Such a tool may have been useful in stacking pots in the kiln.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1832
eMuseum Object ID:
30131
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Churn
Classification:
Date:
1887-1895
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 9 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical salt-glazed stoneware two-handled churn with impressed maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1929.131
Marks:
impressed: on front: "E.W. FARRINGTON, / ELMIRA, N.Y."; "10"
Gallery Label:
Stoneware kilns had to be heated and cooled gradually in order to avoid defects in the fired pots. This churn has large bubbles within the clay body, a condition known as "bloating" caused by overfiring.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1895
eMuseum Object ID:
30129
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Kiln prop
Classification:
Date:
1800-1838
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware kiln prop with arched shape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number:
1925.70
Gallery Label:
After stoneware vessels were formed, marked, and decorated, they were carefully stacked in the firing kiln. In order to keep the vessels from fusing together, potters placed stoneware props, made simply of wads of stoneware clay, between the pots.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1838
eMuseum Object ID:
30128
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Classification:
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 in. ( 25.4 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Stoneware bottle with a Bristol glaze and cobalt blue stamped mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Object Number:
1954.172
Marks:
stamped: on front: "P. DONOVAN / NEWBURGH, N. Y."
Gallery Label:
The smooth white appearance of "Bristol" glaze appealed to turn-of-the-century consumers. Made from ceramic chemicals, this glaze was widely used by industrial potteries.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1920
eMuseum Object ID:
30126
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jar
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1837
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 8 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 21.6 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled pot with impressed maker's mark and dated "1837" in cobalt blue.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.815
Marks:
impressed: on front: "CLARK & FOX / ATHENS NY"
"3056" and "17" in graphite on bottom
Gallery Label:
The interior of this crock is glazed with Albany slip, a naturally occurring clay found near Albany. The clay was mixed with water until liquid and then poured and swirled around the interior of the vessel. A coating of Albany slip prevented a reaction with highly acidic or alkaline foods stored in the vessels, gave a pleasing appearance, and provided a smooth finish that was easier to clean.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1837
eMuseum Object ID:
30125
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bottle
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 in. ( 16.5 x 8.3 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware bottle, elongated form with cylindrical neck, threaded on inside with applied handle; incised and cobalt blue decoration of bird (possibly peacock) with heart-shaped leaf motifs; circles around base.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.1449
Gallery Label:
This bottle was probably made in Germany for the German market. The threading inside the neck suggests that it was orginally intended to have a pewter cap. The bottle was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
30120
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1859-1894
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. ( 8.3 x 14 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware mug with strap handle and hand inscribed cobalt retailer's mark; raised frog attached to interior of mug.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.928
Marks:
inscribed: on exterior of mug: "Mark Parsons & Co / Dealers in / Queensware China Glassware / Cedar ware and Stoneware / 103 Ohio Levee Cairo ill"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
Ginsburg & Levy, New York City, 1928; The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
30119
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Jug
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 12 1/2 in. ( 38.1 x 31.8 cm )
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with cobalt blue flowers.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.927
Marks:
impressed: beneath spout: "NORTON & FENTON,/BENNINGTON VT"; "3"
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30117
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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