Shenandoah Valley, circa 1885-1899, lead oxide, manganese, copper, and engobe glaze, 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, 10 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, 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 anomalies as made, wear and 1-1/4 in. glaze loss to right side of rim, 1-1/2 in. loss to left side of rim, kiln debris with flaking on left side of rim, 2-1/2 in. kiln drip to front of jar, chips and wear to base edge, ring of kiln debris on base, residue in interior, some illumination under black light around handle due to residue, otherwise good surviving condition of a rare large example
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