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Description:
Redware jug with side spout and attached strap handle, covered with green glaze over the brown body. New England potters made coarse, utilitarian plates and dishes from local clays. The inherent fragility of these inexpensive wares caused them to break from use. The iron impurities in the clay give the body its distinctive red color.

Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location); Redware

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