Jar, 1800-1820
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Clarkson Crolius's New York City pottery produced this durable, leak-proof stoneware jar in the early 1800s. Its orange-peel-like outer glaze formed when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Clarkson Crolius was the grandson of William Crolius, a German immigrant who founded the family pottery businesses in 1730.
Clarkson Crolius's New York City pottery produced this durable, leak-proof stoneware jar in the early 1800s. Its orange-peel-like outer glaze formed when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Clarkson Crolius was the grandson of William Crolius, a German immigrant who founded the family pottery businesses in 1730.
Artifact
Jar
Date Made
1800-1820
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
79.16.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Preston Bassett.
Material
Stoneware (Pottery)
Salt glaze
Color
Gray (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 11.375 in
Width: 9.25 in
Length: 10.125 in
Inscriptions
on front: C. Crolius / New York
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