Jar
Trained as a potter in Exeter, New Hampshire, Safford came to Monmouth in 1830. This is one of the more highly decorated known examples of Maine redware. The rather unusual form may indicate that it was a stew pot, possibly intended to be set into the hole of an iron stove.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jar
- Maker: John M. Safford (1811–1880)
- Date: 1838
- Geography: Made in Monmouth, Maine, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Earthenware; Redware with stamped decoration
- Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); Diam. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1992
- Object Number: 1992.87a, b
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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