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Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Wool, linen

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Pot

Pot
Object name 
Pot
Date 
1800-1820
Related People 
Artist/Maker: John Remmey III
Medium 
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( 29.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description 
Salt-glazed stoneware two-handled pot with impressed maker's mark and decorated with a stamped eagle with sixteen stars, two stamped leaves, a hand-incised leaf, and cobalt blue decoration.
Credit Line 
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number 
1935.113
Marks 
impressed: on belly: "J. REMMEY./MANHATTAN-WELLS./NEW-YORK"
Gallery Label 
John Remmey III came from a stoneware dynasty almost as influential as the Crolius potters. The Remmeys, also German immigrants, intermarried and maintained a close alliance with the Crolius family.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.