Jar

Creator

Hammett, George, 1810-n.d.

Date

• 1853-1861

Summary

• Earthenware jar attributed to the Hammett pottery, Cottage Inn, Lafayette County, 1853-1861. Slightly ovoid jar with banded collar and thick rolled lip. Two applied lug handles. Mottled green and gray lead-based glaze.
• George Hammett left Devon, England for North America around 1850. After spending time in Quebec, Canada and Galena, Illinois, he purchased six acres of land in the small village of Cottage Inn, Lafayette County, Wisconsin (near present-day Belmont) in 1853. He established a pottery with his two sons, John (1833-1911) and George. In 1856, Hammett provided a list of his wares in an advertisement in a newspaper from the nearby city of Mineral Point: "Butter Pots from 1 to 6 gallons/ Churns, from 3 to 6 gallons/ Preserve Jars, from 1-2 to 3 gallons/ Milk Pans, from 1-2 to 2 gallons/ Pitchers of various sizes/ Flower Pots/ Stove Crocks &c., &c."