COFFMAN FAMILY, ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE SQUAT POT / PRESERVE JAR, salt-glazed, compressed ovoid form with pronounced neck ring, plain rim and arched handles. Brushed and slip-trailed tripart-bloom floral decoration to each side. Together with a similar stoneware cover. Two pieces total. Probably Andrew Coffman (1795-1853), working at his Beldor site; or possibly John D. Heatwole (1826-1907) at Coffman's Beldor site. Circa 1850. 6 1/2" H, 4 3/4" D rim.
Literature: Form parallels Evans/Suter - A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware: The Rockingham County, Virginia School of Folk Pottery, p. 41, fig. 32.
Catalogue Note: This jar is from a distinctive group that are more globular in form than the squat pots associated with Heatwole and Suter. Most feature decorations that are closely associated with Andrew Coffman, which later inspired John D. Heatwole's designs.

Having a rim hairline and a radial freeze crack extending from one side, across bottom, and partially up other side.