Jug

1830-1930

Measurements

8-1/8 in x 9-1/2 in x 6-3/4 in (dia)

Materials

Copper

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3886

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

This baluster-shaped container has a wide mouth with a rolled lip.  The foot has straight sides.  A strap handle is attached to one side with copper rivets.  The sheet copper used to make the body meets in a dovetailed edge beneath the handle where it is brazed.

The purpose and origin of this object shape is not clear.  It is likely an adaptation of earlier objects, materials, and craft.