Sold: Memory Jug

Description

Exceptional memoryware jug, c. third quarter nineteenth century. The jug holds fast innumerable curious objects, featuring  jewelry, early coins, bottles, buckles, buttons, toy fragments, and militaria including a pre-Civil War U.S. Army brass eagle cap insignia dating to the 1830s or 1840s. These seemingly inconsequential things may have been consequential to their one-time owner — such memory assemblages brought together bits and pieces meaningful to their makers, with some examples created to memorialize the dead. An evocative and rich example of this American folk art tradition.

Condition

Handsome aged patina.

Measurements

7 inches wide
5.5 inches tall

Shipping

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