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Jug (Pitcher)
Richard C. Remmey, Charles Wingender
1895-1905
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Richard C. Remmey (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1771
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1959.1771
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Richard C. Remmey (Possible maker); Charles Wingender (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1895-1905
Subject(s)
- Eagle
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
9.685 (H) x 7.441 (L) x 6.299 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
24.6 (H) x 18.9 (L) x 16 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Jug probably by same maker, with similar shape and medallion: p. 153, no. 195, with blue-filled incised plants flanking medallion. Attributed to Richard C. Remmey, Philadelphia.Book: Branin, M. Lelyn. 1988 The Early Makers of Handcrafted Earthenware and Stoneware in Central and Southern New Jersey.
• Wingener family of potters: pp.108-109.Article: Janowitz, Meta F. 2008 "New York City Stonewares from the African Burial Ground". Ceramics in America. 41-66.
• Whole article: discussion of Crolius and Remmey family salt-glazed stoneware from burial ground.Book: Skerry, Janine E. & Hood, Suzanne Findlen. 2009 Salt-Glazed Stoneware in Early America.
• Similar (overall) jug: pp. 224-25, figs. 2-3, attributed as "Chas Wingender & Bro. Haddonfield Pottery, Haddonfield, N. J., c. 1900.