Linda-
 
I am a PhD student at the University of Nevada, Reno.  My dissertation
research is on the potters and pottery of the Great Basin-- so I have been
working on pottery making in Nevada and Utah.  I am very interested in the
pottery that you posted.  I imagine that you are correct in the guess that
it was locally made in Washington.  It sounds interesting to me because
many of the early Mormon potteries in Utah used glazes that were mottled
green- apple green, brownish green, and even to olive green.  Some pieces
are more uniform in color and many are also unglazed, but the green glaze
with red fabric  was a clear earmark of local manufacture.  I would be
interested in seeing photos of the sherd and sketches of the projected
form (if your sherd is big enough for such a drawing).  Could you get
someone to post scanned or digital images of the shed on the web?  I am
trying to get a handle on the pottery of the entire western US to help
construct the context of pottery here in the Basin.
 
Anyway, I am willing to share any material that may help you to identify
the origin, but I suspect that it is local.  Pictures will help.
 
Tim Scarlett
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On Thu, 17 Sep 1998, Linda Naoi Goetz wrote:
 
> Listers -
> I'm looking for information on olive-glazed jugs or crocks.  The
> fragments I recovered are from a mining camp site in northeastern
> Washington dating from 1908-1919.  I have most of the base and the
> sides (which don't have any maker's marks), but am lacking the top.
> The exterior is white and the interior is olive, not the more common
> brown, but a deep, glassy olive.  I've checked the literature, but
> can't find any info on this type of vessel.  I suspect that the
> interior glaze is unusual, and may be a local stylistic (or
> functional?) variation.  If anyone has any experience with this type
> of artifact, I'd appreciate the help.  Thanks again!
> - Linda Goetz
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