Jar

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Frederick Carpenter (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1803-1820

  • Materials:

    Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Incised, Stamped (impressed)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0119.007


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0119.007

Object Name

Jar

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Frederick Carpenter (Maker)

Place of Origin

Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1803-1820

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Neck; Stamped (impressed) " CHARLESTOWN"

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Incised, Stamped (impressed)

Dimensions (inches)

14.311 (H) , 10.709 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.35 (H) , 27.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Watkins, Lura Woodside. 06//1972 New Light on Boston Stoneware and Frederick Carpenter. 1052-1056.
Similar to fig.11, p.1057. Related information on maker.
[Article] Schreiber, Peter. Frederick Carpenter: Master Potter of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Stoneware Collectors Journal. 4 (1)
Information on maker, p.4-15.
[Book] Skerry, Janine E. & Hood, Suzanne Findlen. 2009 Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America.
Similar form storage jar and variant, both marked "BOSTON" and attributed to Frederick Carpenter, 1793-96: p. 213, figs. 36-37; and for details p. 214