(Randolph County, North Carolina, circa 1850) salt glaze, small ovoid 1/2 gallon form, stamped below tail of applied looping strap handle "REED CREEK P.O..." and "W. HUTSON" lightly stamped below that, faint "2" mark next to handle, straight spout with tooled rim, 9 in.
Provenance: From the collection of the Ackland Art Museum, Gift of Charles Millard, sold to benefit acquisition funds
Note: William L. Hutson stamped pieces are scarce, several have turned up at auction in recent years, two stamped pitchers are published in Terry Zug's Turners and Burners, on p. 330, fig. 11-6, making only a handful of Hutson's stamped examples publicly known.
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From the collection of the Ackland Art Museum, Gift of Charles Millard, sold to benefit acquisition funds
glaze voids and anomalies as made, minor surface wear, various pattern firing hairlines around the entire shoulder of jar, some connecting, they appear to be superficial and don't affect integrity of the jar, otherwise good condition
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