PARR ATTRIBUTED BALTIMORE, MARYLAND / RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE PITCHER, salt-glazed, "2" gallon capacity mark, semi-ovoid form with rounded rim, beaded neck, and applied strap handle with thumb-pressed lower terminal. Brushed cobalt horizontal flower repeated three times, additional cobalt at handle terminals. Probably David Parr Jr. (1819-1882) working in Baltimore, MD or Richmond, VA. Mid 19th century. 13 1/2" HOA.
Literature: For more information on Parr in Richmond see Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, pp. 210-213 - "The Remarkable 19th-Century Stoneware of Virginia's Lower James River Valley", by Kurt Russ, Rob Hunter, Oliver Mueller-Heubach, and Marshall Goodman.

Excellent visual condition having some areas of professional restoration including neck and shoulder.