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Jug

Four-gallon stoneware jug used in the medicine department, Center Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1950.709.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
J. Norton and Co.
Description

Four-gallon stoneware jug with a salt glaze. The outside of the jug is a glossy tan, and the inside is coated with a dark brown Albany slip. The jug features a cobalt slip-trailed floral motif. What appear to be faint throwing lines run up the jug to the base of the handle. The handle is attached to a thick lip.

New York Mount Lebanon Center Family

New York Mount Lebanon Center Family

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Shaker Museum Jug. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=1553. Accessed on September 8, 2024

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