American & Southern | December 5, 2024
Thu, Dec 5, 2024 10:00AM EST
Lot 1115
Edgefield South Carolina Stoneware Syrup Jug Attributed to Abner Landrum's Pottersville Manufactory
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
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(Pottersville, Edgefield County, South Carolina, circa 1830s) mottled olive green lime glaze, tapered ovoid form, large applied strap handles on shoulder, double collared spout, 17 in.
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 119, cat. no. 279, Burrison writes, "Abner's shop changed ownership several times after he sold it in 1828 and was likely operated by Nathaniel Ramey when this piece was made. Double collared neck and sturdy handles perched on the shoulder are typical Edgefield District jug features; early jugs and jars such as this tend to have a bulbous shape."
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Illustrated: From Mud to Jug: The Folk Potters and Pottery of Northeast Georgia, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2010, pg. 22, bottom right photo
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From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
glaze voids and anomalies as made, minor surface abrasions around belly, 2 in. firing separation with lift under handle as made, wear to base edge, variation of glaze at base edge, spalling of clay on base, various debris stuck in interior of jar, no illumination under black light, otherwise appears to be in good condition
