Jug (Pitcher)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    James Carr & Co., Swan Hill Pottery (Possible maker)

    Charles Cartlidge & Co. (Possible mold maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably South Amboy, Probably New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1852-1854

  • Materials:

    Earthenware ("Rockingham ware"); Lead glaze (Rockingham type)

  • Techniques:

    Molded

  • Museum Object Number:

    2015.0020.001


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2015.0020.001

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Emma and Jay Lewis

Creator (Role)

James Carr & Co., Swan Hill Pottery (Possible maker)

Charles Cartlidge & Co. (Possible mold maker)
1848-1856

Place of Origin

Probably South Amboy, Probably New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1852-1854

Materials

Earthenware ("Rockingham ware"); Lead glaze (Rockingham type)

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

10.9 (H) , 11.59 (L) , 7.4 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.6 (H) , 29.45 (L) , 18.7 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.
Unmarked example much like Winterthur version: pp. 28-29, no. 13, attributed to James Carr & Co., Swan Hill Pottery, South Amboy, New Jersey, ca 1852-54, with mold possibly from Charles Cartlide's factory.
[Book] Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.
Three variations on same modelof jug: pp. 26-29, nos. 13-15, discussing different manufacturers, modellers, etc.