Who knows Jugs ?

[Mike O]

I picked up this Jug today from an ad on Craigs list, I bon't know much about jugs I have dug severall but they have either been plain or the 2 tone brown ones. This one has blue flowers and a name that I cannot quite make out, it looks like ???DIN ? Caire Po'Keepsie N.Y. would like to hear what you guys think. Thanks Mike

 

[Mike O]

and a side view

 

[Staunton Dan]

It's got a lot going for it that makes me think that it's a great find.

 

[epackage]

Good looking jug, would be even better if the Cobalt was stronger but still nice...Jim

 

[blobbottlebob]

Is the answer Tiger Woods?

 

[stonebottle]

That would be Riedinger & Caire/Pokeepsie, NY. For some reason they purposely spelled Poughkeepsie wrong for many years. This was done by most of the stoneware makers in that town. Maybe it was an old spelling, or maybe they just spelled it like it sounded for a while. Words spelled wrong are common on stoneware, especially on stoneware bottles. They used that stamp from about 1857 to 1878. It is a really nice jug and it is true that the value would have been higher if the cobalt was better. stonebottle

 

[Just Dig it]

...i just go there for the wings...i swear

 

[smithman29]

Mike O: I dont know a lot about Poughkeepsie, N.Y. jugs, per se, but I can definately say that any blue decorated jug is better than an undecorated plain one. Yours exhibits a relatively simple freehand cobalt blue floral decoration. It exhibits a lot of "fry" which is actually the bare spots in the decoration where there should be cobalt blue. This happened in the firing of the jug whereby the extremely high heat of the kiln literally fried away par of the blue decoration and left bare stone showing through. Generally the more intricate the decoration of any stoneware, the more valuable it is. Floral arrangements are the most common stoneware decoration, followed by birds, grape clusters, any specific subjects including figural people, and even a figural man in the moon. Some of these can reach over $10,000 in value. If your jug has no large chips, cracks, or hairlines I'd estimate it's value at $150-$200. Hope this helps and thanks for your post.

 

[sweetrelease]

jugs??? well i've held a few[] lol. they always look better on the beach, ha-ha.~matt

 

[Mike O]

Thanks for all the help guys, Well the guy was asking $200.00 but I got it for $100.00 Ther are NO hairlines at all and the only "losses" is in the worst part as you can see in the picture And Matt, I can get in a LOT less trouble thit this kind of jugs then I can with the ones at the beach! []