91/566 Jar, stoneware, J H Trewenack, South Australia, 1850-1890

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91/566 Jar, stoneware, J H Trewenack, South Australia, 1850-1890

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Jar, stoneware, J H Trewenack, South Australia, 1850-1890

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Description

Jar, stoneware, J H Trewenack, South Australia, 1850-1890
Storage jar, with original cover, stoneware, wheel-thrown, 2 gallons ; (-1) the large squat cylindrical container has a flat base, straight sides, an angled shoulder and a flaring neck, there is a band of distinctive coggle impressed decoration encircling the upper body, a single later drilled hole in the base, (-2) the near flat circular cover has a small flattened central knop and is decorated with a matching coggle impressed design, the interior and exterior are salt glazed a pale golden brown colour.

Made: Trewenack, John Henry; Magill, South Australia; 1880 - 1890

Marks

Capacity mark "2" impressed on the shoulder.

Registration number

91/566

Production date

1880 - 1890

Height

285 mm

Width

260 mm

Depth

260 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Gift of Dr R J Lyons under the Tax Incentives for the Arts Scheme, 1991

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