July 4, 1859 Jug by Dave

Storage jar (about 30 gallons), alkaline glaze

Dave

Aiken County, S.C., July 4, 1859

The jar lost most of its glaze and suffered other damage after years of exposure to the elements on a farm in Greene County,  Georgia.  Such jars may have been wagoned and sold to east Georgia plantations soon after they were made.

"The fourth of July is Surely come

to blow the fife and beat the drum."

Photographed at the Atlanta History Center by Jan Riser.

Items from an Amsterdam Museum

Photos supplied by Ken Gahagan.

18th Century Bottles

Photos supplied by Manfred Schmitz, Germany.

Ken Gahagan Knife, Jan Riser Bag and Antiques

Pig Effigy Knife by Ken Gahagan.

Ken makes a sharp knife. I cut myself so many times when we first got this knife.

Bag by Jan Riser.

Two hole bone buttons. There are 43 buttons on the strap.

Cranberry Glass Beads.

Grinding Stone from Bledsoe County, TN.

Photos by Jan Riser.