Subject: Pottery

Invoice from Altschul, Seller & Co., importers and dealers in crockery, china, and glassware, located at 119 Battery Street, near California, San Francisco. Dated July 1, 1884. The bill lists several items purchased by Bliss & Kelsey, including

Statement of Account from Altschul, Seller & Co., importers and dealers in crockery, china, and glassware, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco. The statement lists a balance of $33.58 due from Bliss & Kelsey for items purchased on April 17, 1884 and July 18, 1884, and indicates the account was paid. It features simple text and includes a handwritten signature marking payment. The billhead is printed on ruled paper with faint vertical lines.

Bill from Anatole Lobe, a dealer in crockery, glass, china, plated ware, lamps, cutlery, etc., located at 409 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 16, 1877. The bill details a purchase of glass pickle forks, cake plates, teacups, a teapot, and sugar bowls by Salomen D. Schoenfeld. The billhead features a decorative image of a pitcher in the upper left corner.

Billhead for Helbing & Straus, importers and dealers in crockery, glass, and china ware. The business is located at Nos. 102 & 104 Battery Street, cor. Pine, San Francisco, California. The date of the billhead is June 29, 1875. The billhead has a printed header with an illustration of a large silver pitcher. The header also includes the business name, address, and a statement about no allowance for breakage.

Billhead from L. Straus & Sons, importers of earthenware, china, glassware, cutlery, and trays, as well as manufacturers of lamps, located at No. 44 Warren Street, New York City. Dated January 19, 1874. The billhead features ornate, script lettering and lists the buyer as 'M. Cou: of Charities' (likely the New York City charity, the 'Council of Charities'). The bill lists a single item purchased, likely a light fixture or lamp, for the 'Epileptic Hospital'. The billhead indicates 'Terms: Cash' and was shipped to 'W.S. Bimbo.'

Billhead from L. Straus & Sons, importers and manufacturers of china, pottery, and glassware. Located at 42, 44, 46 & 48 Warren Street, New York, New York. The billhead includes a list of items purchased by M. L. FitzGerald, with quantities, prices, and totals listed. The business was located at 42, 44, 46, and 48 Warren Street. The transaction was dated November 19, 1892. The billhead has decorative ornate Victorian-style lettering and a large header.

Invoice from Straus, Kohnstamm & Co., importers and wholesale dealers in crockery, china, and glassware. Located at Nos. 102 & 104 Battery Street, San Francisco. Dated August 7, 1877. The bill lists an itemized list of items sold to N. S. Trowbridge & Co. The billhead features a vignette of a silver pitcher and uses red and black ink for printing.

Billhead of A. Maass & Co., a furniture, crockery, and lamp business located at 18 South C Street in Virginia City, Nevada. The billhead is dated April 19, 1872, and also mentions A. Maass and D. Wolf in San Francisco.

Billhead from Ackerman Brothers, dated March 27, 1878. The billhead advertises "FANCY GOODS and TOYS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, PLATEDWARE, CUTLERY, Etc." The business was located at 123 Kearny Street & 209 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California. This is 1 of 4 billheads in the collection.

Billhead from November 6, 1884, for David Gulick, a dealer or agent for manufacturers of glass, china, and earthenware, located at 88 and 91 Canal Street, New York City. The billhead is a single sheet of paper.

Billhead from George G. Wolf & Levi, successors to Levi, Navara & Co., importers of China, glass, and crockery ware, and manufacturers of premium tin and Japan ware. The billhead is dated June 27, 1873, and issued in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A jar-shaped crock with a full lip, bearing an impressed advertisement for A. Cohen, a dealer in china, glass, and crockery, located at 673 Fulton St. and 207 Court St., Brooklyn, New York. The crock is approximately 1 1/2" and dates to circa 1885. The impressed advertisement is considered rare.

A crockery item with an impressed advertisement for A. Cohen, a dealer in china, glass, and crockery, located at 767 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. The advertisement is impressed into the crock itself. The crock is decorated with a hand-painted blue flower with three petals and the number 4. The date of manufacture is unknown, but the style suggests a late 19th-century origin, possibly around 1890.

Legal deposition given by Thomas Bradford in London, England on March 16, 1716, attesting to his acquaintance with Daniel Tittery and Joshua Tittery of Philadelphia. Bradford's testimony details the inheritance of land in Maryland by three daughters of Joshua Tittery, who is described as a potter of Philadelphia, and the family's Jewish origins and history as glass blowers.

An earthenware crock with the markings "# 1/2 AND FREE HAND BLUE LEAF.............NAME AND 673; FULTON ST., BROOKLYN, NY" impressed into the crock. Handles are present. Attributed to A. Cohen. Circa 1885.

Earthenware whiskey jug inscribed 'This Jug Is Not Sold. Property of S. Jacobson; 978-980 Broadway, Buffalo, NY'. Undated; likely early 20th century based on style and context.

Earthenware pitcher with a raised wheat border and gold-printed "UNITED STATES" on both sides. Manufactured by L. Straus & Sons, New York, and likely dates from around 1885, based on the style and available information about the company. The pitcher was owned by a relative of Hetty Green.

A single-sheet invoice, dated July 13, 1784, from Joseph Lopez to Colonel John Cooke of Newport, Rhode Island. The invoice details a sale of various crockery items, including baking dishes, cups and saucers, chamber pots, mugs, and other tableware, with prices listed for each item. The document is beautifully penned in a typical 18th-century style.

Issue of Niles' Weekly Register, a newspaper published in Baltimore, Maryland on November 1, 1817. This issue contains an article about David G. Seixas and his pottery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. David G. Seixas was the son of Rabbi Moses Seixas of New York City. A jug from that pottery with his father's bust embossed on it is in the New York Historical Society.

This trade card advertises Chas. Reizenstein, a ceramics merchant located at 152 & 154 Federal Street in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The front of the card depicts a young boy dressed as a knight riding a pony, flanked by four other children dressed as soldiers. The boys wear colonial-era clothing. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card for Chas. Reizenstein, a pottery dealer, is a simple card with a depiction of colorful flowers surrounding the text. The business address is listed as 152 & 154 Federal Street, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the china department of J.B. Martin & Co., located at the corner of West King and Prince Streets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an illustration of a Royal Dresden teapot with a small, decorative floral design. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises M. Augenstein's Bargain House, located at 7th Street N.W. in Washington D.C. The front of the card features a whimsical design of various insects, including a cricket, a dragonfly, a grasshopper, and a spider. The back of the card is blank.

Trade card advertising Lewis & Moses, Crockery & Glassware, located at 221 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The card features "LIBERTY 1863" on the front. The card's reverse side includes additional details about the business. The date is inferred from the front of the card.

Trade card advertising Lewis & Moses, Crockery & Glassware, located at 221 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The card features "LIBERTY 1863" on the front. The card is dated 1863. This is a duplicate.

Two metal trade tokens issued in 1863 by Lewis & Moses, dealers in crockery and glassware. Located at 221 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. The reverse of each token features a bust of a Native American wearing a headdress.

Earthenware whiskey jug advertising S. Stansberg, an importer and wholesale liquor dealer located at the southwest corner of Pratt and Sharp Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. The exact date of manufacture is unknown, but based on stylistic elements and business practices, it is estimated to be from around the late 19th or early 20th century.

White glazed pottery mug featuring an image depicting the opening of the Fayette Street Annex in 1907. The mug shows the store's address: 302-306 West Fayette Street through to 311-317 West Lexington Street. Manufactured by Haynes, Baltimore.