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Jug (Pitcher or bottle)
Clarkson Crolius I
1800-1814
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Clarkson Crolius I (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1967.0235
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Wilmot R. Jones
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Object Number
1967.0235
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher or bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Clarkson Crolius I (Maker)
Place of Origin
New York; New York; Manhattan; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
10 Cross Street, Manhattan, New York, New York.
Date
1800-1814
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Upper body
Inscription: Stamped (impressed) "CROLIUS /MANUFACTURER/MANHATTAN-WELLS /NEW-YORK"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Stamped (impressed)
Dimensions (inches)
13.78 (H) x 9.882 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
35 (H) x 25.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
• Cast lead printing block for marking Crolius pots: p. 48, no. 27, "C. CROLIUS/MANUFACTURER/NEW-YORK" for Clarkson Crolius, Jr., c. 1838-50Article: 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.
• Crolius inkwell with incised script "New York July 12th 1773/ William Crolius" mark: p. 196, fig. 14