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Brown-glazed red earthenware jug, of bulbous form with small raised mouth and a high-looped strap handle on its shoulder; incised by hand on front "Little Brown/JUG" date and initials on bottom "MAL/1875"
jugs (vessels)
glazing (coating)
incising
lead glaze
redware
Redware
Lead Glaze
Incised
Jug
On the bottom underside is incised: ""MAL/1875"" On the front is incised ""Little Brown/JUG""
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Millville Pottery (Maker)
Concord, NH, USA
5 x 4 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1554
New Hampshire (United States)
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