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Jug (Puzzle jug)
David Bolden Huber
1865-1870
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
David Bolden Huber (Maker)
Place of Origin
Niantic; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1980.0066
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1980.0066
Object Name
Jug (Puzzle jug)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
David Bolden Huber (Maker)
Place of Origin
Niantic; Pennsylvania; Montgomery; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Date
1865-1870
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: In modern handwritten pencil "Made/ in the Henry Huber/Pottery (est.1842)/ by/ David B. Huber/ 1865-70"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Drinking games or tricks
Materials
- Earthenware (redware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
6 (H) x 6.875 (W) x 5.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.24 (H) x 17.462 (W) x 13.97 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 42Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 11//2004 "From Punch Bowls to Puzzle Jugs: Drinking Vessels and Traditions in Britain and America". Winterthur Magazine. Winter 2004: 10-11.
• Published: p. 11Book: Hutchins, Catherine E., et al. 1983 Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans.
• Published: fig. 128, attributed to David B. HubnerBook: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Evidence for "puzzle jug" as period term: vol. 1, no. S91, trailed and sgraffito slipware jug inscribed "The Reveren\D / RicharD:Nelson / GrasDaLe / 1774" and "A / PuslinG / Jug" Probably Yorkshire.Article: Crossley, Robert. 1993 "Circulatory Systerms of Puzzle Jugs". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 15 (Pt. 1): 73-98.
• Detailed discussion of puzzle jugs of many types and materialsBook: 1984 Principes d'analyse scientifique: Objets civils domestiques Vocabulaire.
• French (Saint-Verain and Rouen) puzzle jugs: p. 190, nos. 973, 975; the Rouen example being tin-glazed and dated 1733.