MARYLAND MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, designated three-gallon capacity, cylindrical form with slight shoulder, flat-top rounded rim, beaded neck ring, applied arched handles, Albany-slip glazed interior. Stenciled cobalt "C. & H. HAST. / DEALERS / IN GROCERIES / & PRODUCE. / CUMBERLAND / MD. / 3", brushed cobalt stripe below rim and above base, wavy line to shoulder, and additional cobalt at handle terminals. Circa 1880. 13 1/8" H, 8 1/8" D rim.
Provenance: Property from the estate of Clarence and Coralena Smith, Romney, WV.
Condition
Very good condition, having a chip to rim on back, possibly as made, and some chips/flakes to handles.