Since there has been so much new research presented about eighteenth and nineteenth century American stoneware production in the past twenty years, I am curious to know if there is any new information available about this late eigheenth or early nineteenth century jug. The jug is unmarked, although it was published in a pamphlet in the twentieth century by Massachusetts author, Lura Woodside Watkins (1897-1982): https://www.osv.org/collection/jug/.
This is the current information on file with Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts: "Stoneware jug with a footed base, circa 1800-1830; sides curve inward slightly and then curve outward and continue up until approx. one half of the height and curve inward towards the neck. The neck is circumscribed by an incised line directly below the lip. Three incised lines circumscribe the body 9.1 cm from the top. The lower end of the handle is laid onto the body and there is cobalt blue on the body where the handles are attached. On the front of the body is an incised and cobalt blue painted decoration of a two-masted schooner with nine people inside and an American flag. The cobalt blue is dark making the design contrast with the body tones. The overall color of the body is brown, and the salt glaze is of medium thickness. The interior is covered with Albany slip."
The jug is described as having been manufactured in New England, perhaps Connecticut, although I'm curious to know if this could be an object made in the Hudson River Valley region, which stretches from Westchester County north to Albany, New York. For reference, Westchester County is located just to the north of New York City.
Any thoughts?
Late 18th or Early 19th Century Stoneware Jug Owned by O.S.V. in Massachusetts
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