Flask
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Probably made by G. I. Lazier Pottery (George I. Lazier, active 1864-1879)
Medium
Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt glazed inscriptions and decoration
Geography
Picton, Ontario, Canada
Date
1872
Dimensions
21.8 (height) x 17.8 (width) x 4.5 (depth) cm
Object number
995.173.1
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Canada
Description
George Lazier, who made this jug, would later merge his pottery studio with Hart Brothers, to form Hart Brothers and Lazier, which operated out of Belleville. The studio produced functional pottery for the home. This flask, while it seems whimsical to modern eyes, is derived from the form of a ring or harvest jug, used to carry water over long distances, or while working on farms.
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