Storage Jar
J. S. Taft and Company, Keene, New Hampshire, American, active 1871 - 1880
about 1875
Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt floral spray decoration, Albany slip interior
Overall: 13 in. (33 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Richard J. Giarrusso, Class of 1966
C.987.49
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Pottery
Research Area
Decorative Arts
Not on view
Inscriptions
Impressed about decoration on side: J. S. TAFT & CO./ KEENE, N. H./ 3
Exhibition History
American Folk Art at the Hood Museum of Art (a thematic partial permanent gallery installation); Israel Sack Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, July 16, 2015.
Provenance
Richard J. Giarrusso, Syracuse, New York; given to present collection, 1987.
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