Bottle
Dateca. 1823
Attributed to
Edward Webster
1801-1884
MediumAlbany slip-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOH: 9in.; OD: 5 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Richard and Barbara Best
Object number2015-343
DescriptionOvoid-shaped bottle with narrow reeded neck and extruded handle attached near top of neck and top of shoulder. The entire bottle coated in Albany-type slip. Incised decoration on shoulder opposite the handle depicting a leafy, branching tree or bush springing forth from a small flower pot.Label TextChester, Edward and McCloud “Mack” Webster were three of a number of their family employed at pottery factories in Hartford, Connecticut. In Hartford they learned how to make salt-glazed stoneware with distinctive incised decoration. The jug ornamented with the image of a soldier is typical of the everyday wares produced by the Goodwin & Webster factory in Hartford, owned by McCloud Webster and Horace Goodwin (1959.900.2). This bottle was made in North Carolina after McCloud’s nephews Edward and Chester moved there. These pieces are illustrative of a larger trend among potting families during the nineteenth century.ProvenanceRichard and Barbara Best
1875-1925
ca. 1750
1689-1702
ca. 1820