Still
Artist
Henry Nash
(American, 1837 - 1839)
Date1837-1839
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 18 3/4 × 14in. (47.6 × 35.6cm)
ClassificationsCONTAINERS
Credit Line75th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of Vincente Clemente
Object number2010.40
DescriptionUnglazed stoneware still; ovoid form with two cylindrical openings at the top.On View
On viewCollections
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Label TextTwo stills in the Museum's collection are presently the only known surviving stoneware stills produced in New York. Little is yet known about the maker, Henry Nash, who produced stoneware in Utica in the 1830s.
Stoneware is made from earthen clays that are fired to about 1200 degrees Celsius. The availability of raw clay and the strength and durability of finished goods made stoneware a favored material for utilitarian applications. The domestic distilling of grain became a common means of utilizing agricultural oversupply.
