Churn with Prancing Lion and Palm Tree1878–189021 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 "Eight-gallon salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt decorationGift of Jerry and Susan Lauren2015.14.301556105221J. Burger Jr.ContainersThe American Folk Art Museum believes this work to be in the public domain.stamped 'J. Burger'RochesterRochesterUnited StatesNew YorkThree Dimensional WorksRochester
The earliest stoneware that can be definitely attributed to Rochester is that of Nathan Clark & Company, c. 1839–1851. John Burger Sr. was involved with Clark's Rochester pottery from its earliest period, based upon extant documents that include legal agreements, deeds, and Burger Sr.’s emigration papers. These indicate that on July 19, 1832, at the age of 21, "Jean" Burger, potier," immigrated to New York from Alsace, Lorraine. Before 1839, he was employed at Nathan Clark's Lyons pottery. When Clark decided to open a stoneware pottery in Rochester, Burger was selected to manage it. Clark's Rochester operation began subsequent to July 15, 1839, when Albert Risley, John Burger, and Eleazar Zinger, all of Lyons, purchased a lot in the city on which there stood a "Brick building used as a Pottery and a kiln for burning Stone Ware." By 1851, the Nathan Clark had sold his interest in the partnership of Nathan Clark & Company, Rochester. Burger remained a partner in the Rochester pottery until July 19, 1854, when he purchased the pottery outright. John Burger Jr. took over his father’s pottery in 1867 and in 1869 he took on a partner, George Lang, his brother-in-law, who only lasted eight years at the Rochester pottery before moving on to another pottery in Lyons, New York.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
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The earliest stoneware that can be definitely attributed to Rochester is that of Nathan Clark & Company, c. 1839–1851. John Burger Sr. was involved with Clark's Rochester pottery from its earliest period, based upon extant documents that include legal agreements, deeds, and Burger Sr.’s emigration papers. These indicate that on July 19, 1832, at the age of 21, "Jean" Burger, potier," immigrated to New York from Alsace, Lorraine. Before 1839, he was employed at Nathan Clark's Lyons pottery. When Clark decided to open a stoneware pottery in Rochester, Burger was selected to manage it. Clark's Rochester operation began subsequent to July 15, 1839, when Albert Risley, John Burger, and Eleazar Zinger, all of Lyons, purchased a lot in the city on which there stood a "Brick building used as a Pottery and a kiln for burning Stone Ware." By 1851, the Nathan Clark had sold his interest in the partnership of Nathan Clark & Company, Rochester. Burger remained a partner in the Rochester pottery until July 19, 1854, when he purchased the pottery outright. John Burger Jr. took over his father’s pottery in 1867 and in 1869 he took on a partner, George Lang, his brother-in-law, who only lasted eight years at the Rochester pottery before moving on to another pottery in Lyons, New York.Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.
To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org