Collection Highlights
Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jug
Object name
Jug
Date
ca. 1866
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 13 3/4 x 8 in. ( 34.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark and decorated with a cobalt blue leaf.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Oscar T. Barck, Sr.
Object Number
1954.158a
Marks
impressed: on front: "S G SMITH & J T SMITH/FISHKIL LANDING NY"
painted: on front: "2"
Gallery Label
Stoneware vessels marked for grocers and other retailers are an early form of recycling. Customers filled vessels such as this jug from large barrels containing products like molasses or vinegar. After using the contents, the customer would go back to the store to refill or return the vessel.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
