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Jug (Pitcher)
Montereau factory
1845-1855
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Montereau factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Montereau; France; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2008.0053.010.002 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Barbara P. Katz
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Object Number
2008.0053.010.002 A, B
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Montereau factory (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Montereau; France; Europe
Date
1845-1855
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Buff-colored circular label with "K235/ 75B" in blue and green ink
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (dipped ware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
3.583 (H) x 3.465 (L) x 2.48 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.1 (H) x 8.8 (L) x 6.3 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length masurement is from the spout to the handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Carpentier, Donald & Rickard, Jonathan. 2001 "Slip Decoration in the Age of Industrialization". Ceramics in America. (2001): 115-134.
• Description of the three-chambered slip cup and cat's eye decoration pp. 126-130Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Very similar miniature covered jug: pp. 130-31, fig. 213, with printed "L&T MONTEREAU" mark, France, c. 1850