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Water cooler (Cistern)
Slago Pottery
1848-1849
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Slago Pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Zanesville; Ohio; Muskingum; Midwest; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.2188
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.2188
Object Name
Water cooler (Cistern)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Slago Pottery (Maker)
Place of Origin
Zanesville; Ohio; Muskingum; Midwest; United States; North America
Date
1848-1849
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side walls
Inscription: Around upper center body is incised in the clay are the words "Smith & Jones Slago Pottery", "Zanesville Ohio", and "Smith & Jones." At the lower back almost below the eagle plaque and above the wavy line is the name "Goetz" written in small-size letters.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Eagle
Materials
- Earthenware (buff-colored)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Trailed
- Thrown
- Incised
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
15.875 (H) x 12.875 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.322 (H) x 32.703 (W)