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Description:
Redware jug covered with a reddish-brown glaze with black swirls. The jug as a cover with a flat finial, flared rim, small applied coil handle, two incised bands around the bulbous body, and a flat foot with a molded foot rim. 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. Herb pot.

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