Jar
Object number2008.143.19
Date1850-1880
Possible OriginGreensboro, PA
Mediumeartheware with salt glaze and cobalt slip decoration
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionTall stoneware storage jar; four gallon capacity; very smooth surface and refined lines; three deep incised lines above waist, outlined in cobalt blue slip; wide applied handles at shoulder; attractive wavy vine motif at shoulder, repeating leaves and series of brushed-on wavy lines on lower part of vessel surround a cursive numeral; sharply defined overhanging rim at mouth.Dimensions14.75 x 10 in. (37.5 x 25.4 cm)MarksCursive numeral "4".
Historical NotesVery high level of craftsmanship; possibly made by an early Greensboro, Pennsylvania-area potter; may have been scorched somewhat during firing.
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
Terms
On View
Not on view
c. 1867
