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Metadata
Object ID |
1951.10383 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
American Art Pottery Collection |
Manufacturer |
Anna Pottery ( 1859-1896) |
Title |
Stoneware, Salt-Glazed Temperance Jug Featuring Snakes |
Date |
Circa 1880 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
Anna Pottery (1859-1896) was established in Anna, Illinois by Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick. They predominately produced salt-glazed stoneware and were best known for their pig-shaped flasks and snake-decorated jugs. Although this piece was most likely used to hold whiskey or liquor, the snakes are thought to serve as a warning against excessive alcohol consumption, reflecting the ideals of the Temperance Movement sweeping the nation at the time, later culminating in Prohibition in 1920. |
Medium |
Stoneware, Salt Glaze |
Technique |
Wheel Thrown, Altered, Hand Built, Glazed, Salt Glazed |
Height (in) |
10.000 |
Diameter (in) |
8.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Early American Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Anna, Illinois, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. Charles N. Gorsuch |
Source Collection |
Gorsuch Family Collection |
People |
Gorsuch, Margaret |
Search Terms |
American Art American Art Pottery American Artists American Ceramics Animals Anna Pottery Anna, Illinois Early American Pottery Jugs Pottery Artists Snakes Stoneware Temperance Movement Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick |
Location |
On view in the Linn Auditorium, 2nd Floor |