Whiskey Jug with Lid
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
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Whiskey Jug with Lid
Date
ca. 1891
Geography
Place manufactured: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Medium
Glazed stoneware with silver overlay
Classification
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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