Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Jug
Object name
Jug
Date
1865-1871
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 7 in. ( 30.5 x 17.8 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with impressed maker's mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1928.63
Marks
impressed: on front: "PRUDEN & OLCOTT,/185 DUANE - ST - N.Y."
Gallery Label
John Mills Pruden, a stoneware manufacturer in Elizabeth, New Jersey, formed a brief partnership with New York City merchant Augustus Olcott in order to take advantage of a much larger market for stoneware.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
