(Edgefield, South Carolina, circa 1840s) attributed to the Collin Rhodes Pottery, Shaw's Creek, great example of the highly prized decorated Edgefield make,ÿ mellow speckled dark brown alkaline glaze over nicely rounded ovoid form, contrasting thick cream colored glaze runs at rim and neck continuing down shoulder over one of two applied lug handles, cream colored glaze drips at other handle as well, expertly applied elaborate iron and kaolin slip floral decoration, nicely positioned at shoulder and belly to both sides of the jar, four "slash" capacity marks under one handle, finely pulled ridged curved neck, tooled angled rim, 15 in.

glaze voids and anomalies as made, 1/2 in. rim chip, evidence of professional restorations to large portions of the body of jar, various hairlines in floral decoration on one side of jar with large hairline running towards base, large hairline running around shoulder of jar with associated hairlines heading towards rim, star hairline at shoulder, evidence of hairlines on base, other minor hairlines, hairlines only visible under blacklight, illumination of base under blacklight, illumination to large portions of interior and interior base under blacklight, all hairlines are tight and stabilized