Six Gallon Stoneware Churn, 1865-1885
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This butter churn was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the patriotic motifs on this piece.
This butter churn was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the patriotic motifs on this piece.
Artifact
Churn
Date Made
1865-1885
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
65.43.16
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Salt glaze
Technique
Glazing (Coating)
Color
Cobalt blue (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 18.188 in
Diameter: 10 in (bottom measurement)
Diameter: 8.875 in (top measurement)
Inscriptions
pressed on front: NEW YORK / STONEWARE CO. / FORT EDWARD, N.Y. / 6 etched on front: C.J. Wright
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