Whiskey Jug with Lid

Rookwood Pottery Company; Gorham Manufacturing Company (silver overlay)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Rookwood Pottery Company 1880–1967; Gorham Manufacturing Company (silver overlay) 1865–1961. Whiskey Jug with Lid, ca. 1891. Glazed stoneware with silver overlay, 8 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lewis, 84.176.5a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.176.5a-b_bw.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Whiskey Jug with Lid

Date

ca. 1891

Geography

Place manufactured: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Medium

Glazed stoneware with silver overlay

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

8 x 6 1/2 x 6 in. (20.3 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm)

Signatures

no signature

Inscriptions

no inscriptions

Markings

Jug: Reversed RP with five flames / 512 / W, on bottom. Silver: On bottom of jug, Gorham MFG Co (impressed); S1175S (engraved).

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lewis

Accession Number

84.176.5a-b

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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