Plumb bob

ca. 1832

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Salt-glazed stoneware

Overall: 1 in. × 6 1/4 in. × 1 3/4 in. (2.5 × 15.9 × 4.4 cm)

Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell

1925.69

This Crolius plumb bob, which would have hung on a string, was used for determining perpendicularity. Such a tool may have been useful in stacking pots in the kiln.

DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware plumb bob, cone-shaped with flattened sides; each side has incised lettering, and the upper section has three pierced holes.

Markingsincised: on one side: "C." incised: on opposite side: "May 3' 1832"

ClassificationsCERAMICS