Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
ca. 1750
1902.3
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jug
Object name
Jug
Date
1788
Medium
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 14 cm )
Description
Salt-glazed stoneware jug decorated with an incised heart enclosing an incised jug, two smaller incised hearts enclosing initials and date, incised flowers and leaves amd embellished with cobalt blue decoration.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1928.56
Marks
incised: within heart two times: "WK/1788/NY"
Gallery Label
"W K" might be the initials of tavernkeeper William Ketchum, who is listed in the New York City Directory for 1789. The incised jug decorating the object also supports the hypothesis that "W K" may have been a tavernkeeper or had some other association with drinking.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
