Manufacturer

Xerxes Price

Material

stoneware

Dimensions

Overall: 9 x 7 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 19 cm )

Creation Date

1820 – 1830

Description

Ovoid salt-glaze stoneware jar with lug handles; incised maker's name around collar, vertical hatch marks incised below neck, and incised flower within circle on front and back; flowers and handle attachments brushes with cobalt oxide.

Marks/Inscription

incised: around collar: "MADE BY XERXES PRICE AT S AMBOY"

Provenance

Purchased from Elie Nadelman
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman

Kitchen Artifact ID

1937.920