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J.& E. Norton

Jug, 1850-1859

Description

Maker

  • J.& E. Norton, 1785 - 1894, American

Title

Jug

Year

1850-1859

Medium

Stoneware with salt glaze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • salt glaze

Dimensions

Height: 41.9 cm (16 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

J. & E. Norton, Bennington, Vt.; 4

Place

Bennington; Vermont

Type

  • Ceramics

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

46.360

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Making It In America

October 11, 2013 - February 9, 2014

Early German settlers brought to America salt-glazed stoneware vessels, safe and sturdy containers which were used for storing a range of foodstuffs and liquids. Salt glaze is made by throwing common salt into the hot kiln; the sodium acts as a melting agent, reacting with the clay’s silica and causing a slightly textured glaze to form on the surface of the objects.

The jug’s stamps reveal that it holds four gallons and was made by J. & E. Norton, a prolific pottery in Bennington, Vermont. The soft beige body is embellished with a cobalt-oxide decoration of a deer in a forest setting, one of the company’s most sought-after designs.

American Folk Art from the Permanent Collection and Pilavin Collection of 20th-Century American Art

July 15 - August 15, 1981

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