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1800
GUSN-110
Brick from a chimney of a stove foundry situated in the north end of town in the shipbuilding district. Made in Somerset, Massachusetts from clay and sand from Gay Head by Somerset Potters (now defunct). Incised inscription reads: "SOMERSET/ POTTERS/ WORKS. No. 1" Picked up by donor on shore of Taunton River about 1950.
brick (clay product)
brick (clay product)
stamping (forming)
Brick
Brick
Stamped
Brick
Stamped on one side: ""Somerset Potters Works. No 1""
Somerset Potters (Maker)
Somerset, MA, USA
2.75 x 4.375 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. J. E. Goodrich
1967.99
1800 (After)
Massachusetts (United States)
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