Description:
Yellowish-tan ovoid stoneware jug stamp-impressed "T. CRAFTS & CO / WHATELY / 3" over a large ochre flower on stem extending from two large, scrolled symmetrical leaves. 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 straight sides continuing up approximately one-half of the distance up and then curving in towards the lip. There is a heavily tooled line beneath the lip. The attached loop handle extends from the lip to the shoulder, and has ridges continuing down its length. The salt-glaze is thin; the interior is covered with Albany slip; and there are patches on Albany glaze on the lip. The bottom has rows of incised grooves.
Subjects:
Pottery; glaze (coating by location); Stoneware Link to share this object record:
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