Jar

John M. Safford

1838 · Earthenware; Redware with stamped decoration · The American Wing

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.

Artist

John M. Safford

Date

1838

Medium

Earthenware; Redware with stamped decoration

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1992