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Folder Location: Ceramics--Stoneware--American Pottery (Manu.) Co. |
Accession No. 2000.0511 |
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Decorative Arts Photographic Collection |
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Winterthur Library
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Category: Ceramics |
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Form: Teapot |
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Title: Teapot |
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Maker: American Pottery Company |
Working Dates: 1840-1845 |
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Relationship to object: Signed/Labeled |
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Role: (none) |
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Creation Date: 1840-1860 |
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City/Locale: Jersey City |
State/Region: New Jersey |
Country: United States |
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Note about date: From owner's object record.
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Primary Medium: Stone
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Secondary Medium: (none)
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Techniques (#1): Molded |
Techniques (#3): (none) |
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Techniques (#2): (none) |
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Style: (none) |
Measurements: H: 3 1/2'' W: 7'' (8.9 x 17.8 cm) |
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Description: Squat, rounded octagonal body with mustard yellow glaze and molded vine and flower decoration in relief on body and cover; berry finial; scrolled and twisted handle. |
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Condition/repairs/conservation: Small chip out of spout and on rim around cover. |
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Parts (#1): Glaze, matte |
Parts (#2): (none) |
Parts (#3): (none) |
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OWNER: S.P.N.E.A. |
Owner's Identification Number: 00092 |
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Address: 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114 |
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Documentation/Attribution: Impressed: ''AMERICAN / POTTERY CO. / JERSEY CITY'' |
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Signature/Mark Transcription: AMERICAN / POTTERY CO. / JERSEY CITY |
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Former Owners: Margaret H. Jewell, Boston, MA, USA. |
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History Note: ''Designed by Daniel Greatback'' according to Ms. Jewell. Daniel Greatbach, an Englishman from a family of potters, worked at the Jersey City potteries from ca. 1839-1845. |
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Information Source #1: Barber, Edwin Atlee. The Pottery and Porcelain of the United States. New York: Putnam's Sons, 1976. |
Page No: 440 |
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Information Source #2: Ramsay, John. American Potters and Pottery. New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1947. |
Page No: 48 |
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Related Object(s): See Barber, page 440, for photo of similar teapot. |
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Please use the following citation: Accession Number. 2000.0511
Decorative Arts Photographic Collection,
Visual Resources, Winterthur Library.
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Entry Date: 7/13/2000 1:20:48 PM |
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Contributor: K. Smith |
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Revision Date: 7/18/2000 2:55:53 PM |
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Additional History: He became well-known for his copies of English designs. He was later associated with the Bennington potters in Vermont. |
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