STAMPED "ROCKBRIDGE", ROCKBRIDGE CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, approximately one-gallon capacity, tall ovoid form with incised shoulder ring, tab handles, and rounded rim. Brushed cobalt quatrefoil decoration on unmarked side, cobalt highlighting stamp. Attributed to John Morgan's Bustle-Firebaugh Pottery or the Rockbridge Baths Pottery. Circa 1830. 10 7/8" H, 5 1/8" D rim.
Literature: See Russ in Crawford/Lyle,
Rockbridge Co. Artists & Artisans, p. 180 for similar examples.
Provenance: From a Virginia private collection.
Condition
Excellent visual condition, hard-to-see professional restoration to two cracks and one handle.