STEPHEN B. SWEENEY, HENRICO CO., VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE CHURN, salt-glazed, approximately five-gallon capacity, elongated ovoid form with galleried rim and inner seat, double and triple incised shoulder rings, and applied arched handles. Brushed cobalt cloud-like flower with two leaves to each side, additional cobalt to handle terminals. Stephen B. Sweeney (1799-1862), Bailey's Creek, Henrico Co., VA. 1838-1863. 20 1/2" H, 7 1/2" D rim. 
Published: Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, p. 234, fig. 47, "The Remarkable 19th-Century Stoneware of Virginia's Lower James River Valley", by Kurt Russ, Rob Hunter, Oliver Mueller-Heubach, and Marshall Goodman; Mueller-Heubach (2013) - From Kaolin to Claymount: Landscapes of the 19th-Century James River Stoneware Industry [Doctoral dissertation, The College of William and Mary], p. 163, fig. 78, far left.
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Excellent visual condition, having a faint Y-shaped hairline to base, a hairline to rim that does not appear to go through to interior, and some professional restoration to an area on rim.