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Jug (Pitcher)
Michael Miller
1864-1877
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Michael Miller (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Pennsylvania; Perry; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1921
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1921
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Michael Miller (Maker)
Place of Origin
Newport; Pennsylvania; Perry; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
(See Notes.) Central Pennsylvania
Date
1864-1877
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Upper body
Inscription: Stamped (impressed) "M.&[B.] MILLER/ NEWPORT, PA" (the 'N' is backwards) and "3"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Eagle
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Trailed
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
15.768 (H) x 10.335 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.05 (H) x 26.25 (W)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Published: p. 91, no. 90, c. 1860-70Book: Lasansky, Jeannette. 1979 Made of Mud II: Redware Potteries in Central Pennsylvania 1783-1903.
Book: Whisker, James Biser. 1993 Pennsylvania Potters: 1660-1900.