THOMAS CHANDLER (1810-1854), EDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA DECORATED STONEWARE JUG, alkaline-glazed, approximately one-half gallon capacity, beehive form with ringed mouth and applied strap handle. Brown slip-trailed draped lines with loops decoration to shoulder. Thomas Chandler Pottery or Trapp and Chandler Pottery, Edgefield District, SC. Mid 19th century. 8 5/8" HOA.
Published: Rebecca Christian, "A bit of New England in Old Virginia", Country Home, February 1986, p. 56.
Literature: Parallels Horne (ed.) - Crossroads of Clay: The Southern Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Tradition, p. 44, fig. top; Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, p. 55, fig. 32, "From Baltimore to the South Carolina Backcountry: Thomas Chandler's Influence on 19th Century Stoneware" by Philip Wingard.

Mostly undamaged, having a hairline encircling the handle and a tight hairline parallel to base.