Lot 1029

JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR

Estimate: $300 - $500
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JAMES RIVER, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, designated four-gallon capacity, ovoid form with rounded rim, double-banded and incised shoulder rings, and applied arched handles. Brushed and slip-trailed cobalt tassel-decorated frame with "4" to center on both sides. Attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Samuel Wilson, and/or associates, Richmond or Henrico County, VA. 1817-1850. 15 1/2" H, 8 1/2" D rim.
Literature: Parallels Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2005, p. 85, fig. 58 left, "Rocketts' Red Glare: John P. Schermerhorn and the Early Richmond-Area Stoneware Industry" by Kurt C. Russ and W. Sterling Schermerhorn.

Condition

Excellent visual condition having some professional restoration to area on rim. Manufacturing flaws including firing separation to one handle, as made.

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The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.