Collection Highlights
Balustrade from Federal Hall, New York
1788-1789
1884.3
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jug
Object name
Jug
Date
1806-1809
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.1 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug decorated with hand-incised and cobalt images of fish, flags, flowers, and crescents, and hand-inscribed maker's mark.
Credit Line
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number
1937.824
Marks
inscribed: by hand on jug: "Made by Bill Howard/N * YORK"
Gallery Label
William Howard probably made this patriotic jug in the pottery of either Clarkson Crolius, Sr. or John Remmey III. He appears in the New York City directories between 1806 and 1809 living on Cross (now Park) Street.
Provenance
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
