Bristol Glazed & Albany Slip Stoneware

Bristol Glazed & Albany Slip Stoneware

Stoneware production in the U.S. began at different times but took off in the 19^th century. After the civil war, stoneware production increased even further with the use of industrial pottery techniques, including the use of molds to create vessels. This industrialization put most local potteries out of business by the Great depression.

This utilitarian stoneware has an off-white vitrified paste generally fired at 1200-1350° Celsius. It is characterized by a combination of the off-white Bristol glaze and brown Albany slip. See “Bristol Glaze stoneware” and “Albany Slip stoneware” for an explanation of individual color variations. This combination is typically seen on liquor jugs and other utilitarian wares. When not applied to jugs, a Bristol glaze is typically applied to the exterior, with the Albany slip being on the interior. The color combination is done for decorative purposes and ease of cleaning but was very popular during the last half of the 19^th century up through the early 20^th century when the need for utilitarian jugs started to decline with the rise of glass and plastic after the Great depression, particularly in the southeast (Baldwin 1992:186).

Baldwin, Cinda K.
1993 Great and Noble Jar; Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina. The University of Georgia Press, Athens.

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Early 1800s to mid 1900s; Popular late 1800s to early 1900s

Historic Ceramic

p2/ACC 133, p2/ACC 133, p1672/ACC 133, p2/ACC 133, p1672/ACC 133, p487/ACC 170, p509/ACC 170, p5295/ACC 170, p4/ACC 189, p202/190, p160/ACC 190, p305/ACC 190