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- Eight Gallon Stoneware Churn, 1865-1880 - This butter churn was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware. 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 eagle and other patriotic motifs molded separately and applied to this piece.
- 1865-1880
- Collections - Artifact
Eight Gallon Stoneware Churn, 1865-1880
This butter churn was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware. 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 eagle and other patriotic motifs molded separately and applied to this piece.