Shenandoah Valley, circa 1885-1899, engobe glaze with copper, manganese, and lead dioxide, cylindrical form with rounded shoulder, tooled footed base with impressed lower edge, incised band at ridged neck, applied tailed strap handle, flared rim, pulled spout, 8-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: This lot is illustrated in Pottery From The Shenandoah And Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection, by Dr. George and Connie Manger, pg. 99.
Exhibited: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, May 16, 2003 through September 14, 2003.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
glaze voids and anomalies as made, surface wear and abrasions, rim wear, 3/4 in. rim chip, residue on handle, base edge wear with small glaze frits, some illumination under black light at handle, spout, and shoulder due to residue, wear on base, otherwise good surviving condition of a rare form
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