Object Number 1955.0078.002

Object Name

Pot

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Israel Seymour & Co. (Maker)

Place of Origin

Troy, Rensselaer, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Israel Seymour & Co. was located on Fourth & Ferry St. Troy, New York.

Date

1823-1828

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Outer sidewall near neck; Stamped (impressed) "I. SEYMOUR & CO / TROY"

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Incised, Stamped (impressed), Painted

Dimensions (inches)

13.031 (H) , 10.039 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.1 (H) , 25.5 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Ketchum, William C. 1987 Potters & Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900.
• Related: Information on Seymour & Co., p. 172-176, 499, 566.
[Book] Broderick, Warren F. & Bouck, William. 1995 Pottery Works: Potteries of New York State's Capital District and Upper Hudson Region.
• Related: Information on Seymour & Co., p. 115-119.
[Book] Ries, Heinrich & Leighton, Henry. History of the Clay-Working Industry in the United States.
• Information on working dates, p. 155.
[Catalogue] McCombs, W. Douglas, et al. 01//2007 Paul Cushman: The Work and World of an Early 19th Century Albany Potter.
• References to archaeological examples of Seymour pottery, pp. 47-48.
[Catalogue] Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• The catalogue for the March 5, 2011 sale includes a stoneware jug stamped by Seymour and having a bird design on p. 3, cat. no. 5.