circa 1860-1880, engobe glaze with marbled manganese slip and lead oxide, tapered ovoid form with collared neck, small applied arched handle, thin elongated rim with pinched spout, footed base, stamp on base "BAECHER / WINCHESTER", 4-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Note: A similar piece was offered in Crocker Farms March 8, 2008, sale and brought $17,825.
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. 68.
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, rim wear to most of rim, some very small glaze frits to rim edge and rim, tiny 1/4 in. chip to left side of spout, two tiny glaze frits to shoulders and other frits on body, miniscule frits to edge of handle, otherwise very good condition for a rare surviving example
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