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On Display: House - Stoneware Closet
Pot
Israel Seymour & Co.
1823-1828
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Israel Seymour & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Troy; New York; Rensselaer; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1955.0078.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1955.0078.002
Object Name
Pot
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Israel Seymour & Co. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Troy; New York; Rensselaer; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Israel Seymour & Co. was located on Fourth & Ferry St. Troy, New York.
Date
1823-1828
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Outer sidewall near neck
Inscription: Stamped (impressed) "I. SEYMOUR & CO / TROY"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Incised
- Stamped (impressed)
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.031 (H) x 10.039 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.1 (H) x 25.5 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Ketchum, William C. 1987 Potters & Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900.
• Related: Information on Seymour & Co., p. 172-176, 499, 566.Book: Broderick, Warren F. & Bouck, William. 1995 Pottery Works: Potteries of New York State's Capital District and Upper Hudson Region.
• Related: Information on Seymour & Co., p. 115-119.Book: Ries, Heinrich & Leighton, Henry. History of the Clay-Working Industry in the United States.
• Information on working dates, p. 155.Catalogue: McCombs, W. Douglas, et al. 01//2007 Paul Cushman: The Work and World of an Early 19th Century Albany Potter.
• References to archaeological examples of Seymour pottery, pp. 47-48.Catalogue: Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
• The catalogue for the March 5, 2011 sale includes a stoneware jug stamped by Seymour and having a bird design on p. 3, cat. no. 5.