Description:
Grey-bodied ovoid stoneware jug stamp-impressed "T. CRAFTS & CO / WHATELY / 4." Thomas Crafts (1781-1861) was one of the most successful potters in Whately (a town just south of Deerfield). He started making glazed redware pottery in 1802, developing a successful teapot business; he switched to salt-glazed stoneware in 1833 and was active until 1848, turning over the business to his sons. The jug has a beveled base and sides curving outwards until approximately 1/2 of the distance up, and then curving in towards the lip. A heavily tooled line circumscribes the neck directly beneath the lip. The loop handle is attached to the spout and shoulder. The salt glaze is thin; the interior is coated with Albany slip. There are rows of incised grooves on the bottom.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location); Stoneware Link to share this object record:
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