O.L. & A.K. Ballard Two Gallon Stoneware Butter Jar
Llewellyn Collection of Vermont History
Archival Material and Objects
Identifier
2010.1.837
Date
1850 – 1860 (Circa Date)
Description
Dun-colored, wide-mouthed cylindrical stoneware jar, two-gallon capacity, with crescent-shaped lug handles and a flattened roll rim. Cobalt blue slip-decorated stylized tulip on belly, and cobalt slip decoration over stamped markings. No lid. Stamped "O.L. & A.K. BALLARD / BURLINGTON, VT. / 2" in upper center of one side, below rim.
Dimensions
10.5 in (W)
8.75 in (H)
9.75 in (D)
Material
Ceramics
Notes
According to company invoices in the Ballard Pottery Company Collection at the University of Vermont Special Collections, this type of jar was sold by Ballard as a lidded "butter jar" and it was produced in 1/2 to 8 gallon sizes. This jar presumably was sold with a lid, no longer present.
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Stoneware--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85128347]
Library of Congress Name Authority
Ballard Brothers [info:lc/authorities/names/no2006085260]
Subject
Burlington (Vt.)--Industries (is described by)
