Collection Highlights
Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827)
1824
1940.202
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Jar with handle
Object name
Jar with handle
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 19.7 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Wheelthrown redware baluster-shaped jar with thick, rounded, flaring rim and one applied handle with lead glaze on interior only.
Object Number
INV.12629
Marks
impressed: on side opposite handle: "J. S. HENNE/J. S. HENNE/J. S. HENNE/J. S. HENNE"
Gallery Label
A T. S. Henne and his descendants made redware starting about 1800 in Shartlesville, PA, and it is possible that J. S. Henne was a member of T. S. Henne's clan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
