Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1962.066.009 |
Object Name |
Jug |
Title |
Pottery Jug From John Lemon's Pottery |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1896 |
Made |
Lemon, John |
Place of Origin |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
Description |
This pottery-made jug is glazed earthenware. The glaze has an orangy-brown colour to it. It is a two-gallon size jug, and is cork-stoppered. There is impressed lettering on the shoulder area opposite the handle: "J. LEMON / OWEN SOUND, ON./2". The bottom is rough and marked from past use, but no maker's mark is located there. |
Makers mark |
There is impressed lettering on the shoulder area opposite the handle: "J. LEMON / OWEN SOUND, ON./2". |
Provenance |
Likely made in Owen Sound, Grey County between 1880-1896. The John Lemon pottery, known as "Lemon's Georgian Bay Pottery" was located on the west side of Owen Sound harbour. Last owned by Louise MacKay (neé Bishop), the sister of Billy Bishop, the First World War flying ace. |
Collection |
Commercial Equipment Collection |
Material |
Glazed ceramic / Cork or wood stopper |
Dimensions |
H-34.5 Dia-24 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Lemon, John MacKay, Louise Bishop, William Avery |
Subjects |
Owen Sound Industry Owen Sound Industries Potteries Containers Whiskey |
Search Terms |
Owen Sound Industries and Products |
Function |
Likely a two-gallon-sized whiskey jug. |