| Object ID |
2006.0001.001 |
| Accession# |
2006.0001 |
| Object Name |
Jug |
| Description |
A brown glazed earthenware ink jug. Reads "J. Friedrich Grosskarben - Frankfurt" on the side. Top has three grooves and appears to have had a screw on cap or cork secured with a wire similar to a champagne bottle.
From Hunker verbal history, the jug was made in Germany and purchased there by Johannes Ludwig Huonker (Hunker), the first to immigrate from Germany in 1830. He brought in with ink in it to use on the voyage and in the United States. Germany was known for printing and inks. The jug was last used by John Lewis Hunker at his Eastlake secretary until replaced by the fountain pen and small ink bottles.
John Lewis Hunker was the grandfather of Robert L. Hunker and Ada Patricia Dodrill Cowan.
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| Search Terms |
German
Germany
Writing
Ink
Jug |
| Collection |
Hunker Family Collection |
| People |
Huonker, Johannes Ludwig
Hunker, John Lewis
Cowan, Ada Patricia Dodrill
Hunker, Doris N.
Hunker, Robert L.
Hunker, Nancy |
| Subjects |
Pottery
Jugs
Writing
Writing materials
Germany |
| Catalog date |
01/04/2006 |
| Catalog type |
History |
| Count |
1 |
| Dimensions |
H-11.313 Dia-3.5 inches |
| Home Location |
6138 Riverview Road |
| Makers mark |
W No. 10 |
| Place of Origin |
Frankfurt, Germany |
| Provenance |
The jug was given to Ada Patricia Dodrill Cowan by her mother Mrs. Carrie Hunker Dodrill and given to her by her mother Nancy Lewis Hunker who received it from her husband, John Lewis Hunker at his death in New Stanton, Pennsylvania. |
| Recfrom |
Mrs. Ada Patricia Dodrill Cowan |
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