NORTHEASTERN STONEWARE JUGS, LOT OF TWO, salt-glazed, comprising a designated "one"-gallon capacity example, squat beehive form with applied rounded handle, and an approximately two-gallon capacity example, ovoid form with applied strap handle having thumb-pressed lower terminal, each having Albany-slip glazed interior. Two-gallon example having brushed cobalt decoration to shoulder, possibly a stylized bird design, additional cobalt to handle. 19th century. 9 3/8" and 13 1/2" HOA.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.
Two gallon example having two minor chips to foot; "one" example with an approximately 1" D base chip.