Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

September 7, 2024: Summer Americana - Day Four

Sat, Sep 7, 2024 09:00AM EDT
  • Stoneware/Redware
Lot 3014

VIRGINIA MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JUG

Estimate: $100 - $200
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VIRGINIA MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JUG, salt-glazed, designated two-gallon capacity, beehive form with ringed mouth, applied strap handle with medial ridge, Albany-slip glazed interior. Stenciled cobalt "E.J. MILLER, SON / & CO. / CHINA & / GLASSWARE. / ALEXANDRIA, VA.", four additional diamond stencils, two brushed cobalt wavy lines above with "2" capacity mark between, a stripe above base, additional cobalt above top handle terminal. James Hamilton, Greensboro, PA for Elisha Janney Miller (1827-1895), Alexandria, VA. Circa 1888. 13 5/8" HOA.
Catalogue Note: Elisha Janney Miller was born into an Alexandria, VA merchant family. His grandfather, Mordecai Miller, and father, Robert Hartshorne Miller (1798-1874) were each prosperous importers and wholesalers. Elisha began working with his father in 1856 at his No. 65 King Street establishment and nine years later, he inherited the business after his father's retirement. At this time, Elisha entered into a business partnership with the Milburn family pottery on Wilkes Street. The pottery provided the merchant with assorted stoneware forms including jars, cuspidors/spittoons, jugs, milk pans, and cake crocks until its closing in 1876. Following the closure of the Alexandria pottery, Miller began procuring stoneware from James Hamilton in Greensboro, PA. Vessels featured his business name, address, and sometimes additional advertising information in stenciled cobalt. Elisha J. Miller managed the business until 1895, when he passed away from Bright's disease at the age of 67. The mercantile company continued in the Miller family until sometime before 1917. 

Condition

Excellent visual condition, having professional restoration to mouth. 

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Collection of the late Al and Billy Steidel, Alexandria, VA.
Purchased from Blue Lion Antiques, Williamsburg, VA.