Stoneware Water Cooler, 1825-1875
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This water cooler 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 bird and hearts on this piece.
This water cooler 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 bird and hearts on this piece.
Artifact
Water cooler
Date Made
1825-1875
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
00.6.34
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Salt glaze
Technique
Glazing (Coating)
Color
Cobalt blue (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 17 in
Diameter: 12 in
Inscriptions
pressed at top of front: THIS. IS. A. PRESENT. FROM. A. POTTER. / TURN. THE. COCK. AND. OUT. COMES. WATTER.[sic] / C. STEVENS. pressed in middle of front: J W
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