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Jar
Greensboro Pottery (Boughner family), New Geneva Pottery (Hamilton family)
1890-1900
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Greensboro Pottery (Boughner family) (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Probably Greensboro or New Geneva; Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1915
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1915
Object Name
Jar
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Greensboro Pottery (Boughner family) (Possible maker); New Geneva Pottery (Hamilton family) (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Probably Greensboro or New Geneva; Probably Pennsylvania; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1890-1900
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Banner and shoulder
Inscription: Stenciled "EAGLE POTTERY" and "3"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Eagle
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Stenciled
Dimensions (inches)
13.169 (H) x 9.173 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.45 (H) x 23.3 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Baker, Gordon C. 08//1987 The Hamilton Family Potters of Greensboro, Pennsylvania. Stoneware Collectors Journal. 2 (2)
Book: Schaltenbrand, Philip. 1966 Stoneware of Southwaestern Pennsylvania.
Book: Guappone, Carmen. 1988 United States Decorated Stoneware: A Pictorial Reference Price Guide, Book II.
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 92, no. 92, stenciling never common except at Greensboro and New Geneva PA potteries, operated by Boughner and Hamilton families, 1890-1900.