Lot 1023

THOMAS AMOSS ATTRIBUTED, HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JUG

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THOMAS AMOSS ATTRIBUTED, HENRICO COUNTY, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JUG, salt-glazed, approximately three-gallon capacity, graceful ovoid form with collared mouth, triple incised rings to neck and shoulder, applied grooved strap handle with thumb-pressed lower terminal. Brushed cobalt vertical feather-style foliate decoration to front, additional cobalt to handle terminals. Attributed to Thomas Amoss Pottery, Henrico County, VA. 1818–1823. 15 7/8" HOA.
Literature: Parallels Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, p. 230, fig. 42, "The Remarkable 19th-Century Stoneware of Virginia's Lower James River Valley" by Kurt C. Russ, Robert Hunter, Oliver Mueller-Heubach, and Marshall Goodman.

Condition

Excellent condition, having a minor chip to mouth.

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The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.