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Culture:American
Title:jar
Date Made:19th century
Type:Food Processing; Container
Materials:ceramic: lead-glazed red earthenware (redware), brown and yellow glaze
Place Made:United States; western New York or Canada; Ontario
Measurements:overall: 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 19.685 x 16.51 cm
Accession Number:  HD 87.090
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Redware jar covered with a reddish-brown glaze with greenish-yellow splotches. 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. Current attribution provided by American ceramics scholar Justin Thomas, 1/16/2019.

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

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