likely made at Rhodes Pottery, Shaw's Creek, Edgefield District, South Carolina, circa 1850, runny olive green alkaline glaze over ovoid form, kaolin floral slip decoration at both opposing shoulders of jar between applied lug handles, angled rim, lid shelf in mouth, 14 in. - Provenance: Collection of Dr. Joseph T. and Gaile E. Wingard, Jacksonville, Florida
Condition
professionally restored, glaze voids and anomalies as made, 7 in. stabilized hairline from handle down body, another large associated spider hairline down entire body to base, three 2-3 in. hairlines near base edge, large areas of fluorescence under black light to rim, handle, and large restored crack across body from handle to handle under floral decoration