Storage Jar
Dateca. 1845
Attributed to
Johnson Family of Potters
MediumAlkaline-glazed stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 × 11 3/8in. (33.7 × 28.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert R. Hunter, Jr.
Object number2022.900.2
DescriptionStorage jar: ovoid shaped body of inverted pear form rises to a short neck and a flaired and slightly rolled rim; each side flanked by an applied lug handle smoothed to appear integrated with body; incised wavy and concentric lines are evident from the high shoulder to the waist of the jar; the vessle is covered in an alkaline glaze with a matte finish that ends just above the foot.
1884 (dated)
ca. 1850