This is an eighteenth or early nineteenth century cobalt decorated stoneware miniature barrel or keg that I saw last month while visiting the Stoneware Collector's Group pottery sale in Bennington, Vermont. I thought it was a really good object measuring under three inches in length. It retains some twentieth century history of ownership in Wilmington, Delaware; it may have been deaccessioned from a museum in the last few years, although I do no have proof of that.
Furthermore, I tried doing some research, hoping to find a comparable object or an archaeological artifact decorated with a similar style of cobalt, but my brief search was not successful. But the style of the decoration does seem to be distinctive.
However, I did speak with some friends at the stoneware event about this object and the feeling was that it was early; I do not know where exactly this object was made, but I was curious if anyone reading this post recognizes it as being from either New Jersey or New York. It seems to be one of those objects, where if the location of manufacture or even the maker was identified, then you can gain a better understanding of its significance.
18th or Early 19th Century Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Barrel or Keg
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