Jug (Pitcher)

Charles Cartlidge & Co., United States Pottery Company

1845-1856

Category

Ceramics

Creator (Role)

Charles Cartlidge & Co. (Possible maker); United States Pottery Company (Possible maker)

Place of Origin

Greenpoint; New York; United States; North America

Origin Notes

Or possibly Bennington, VT

Date

1845-1856

Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label

Type: Label

Location: Underside

Inscription: Partially torn, buff-colored, rectangular paper label with clipped corners, a red border, and illegible text

Type: Label

Location: Underside

Inscription: White, rectangular paper label with "L06.1062.2" handwritten in pencil

Mark/Signature: No

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste)
Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

10.157 (H) x 6.3 (W) x 9.961 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

25.8 (H) x 16 (W) x 25.3 (L)

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

Book: Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.

• Similar (12 3/4") model: pp. 26-27, no. 15, attributed to Charles Cartlidge & Co., Greenpoint, New York, c. 1848-56

Book: Stradling, Diana. 2005 "Fancy Rockingham" Pottery: The Modeller and Ceramics in Nineteenth-Century America.

• Porcelain, graniteware, and cream-colored ware with mottled glaze, similar models: pp. 26-29, attributed to Cartlidge & Co., Southern Porceliain Co., and Swan Hill pottery, respectively.

Article: Murphy, Laura. 2007 Parian Ware and the Development of an American Identity. American Ceramic Circle Journal. XIV: 133-152.

• Corn pitcher: p. 137, fig. 2, probably US Pottery Co., Bennington VT, Parian ware, c. 1850-58. H: 7 1/2"

Catalogue: Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth NH (auction catalogue).

• Two different sized corn pitchers (H.: 8 3/4" & 11"), the smaller with an enamel-painted rose: May 17-18, 2008, no. 625.

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Jug (Pitcher)

Charles Cartlidge & Co., United States Pottery Company

1845-1856