(Addington, Barrow, Hall, Banks and Jackson Counties, Georgia, b.1849 - a.1900) circa 1870-1890, Albany slip glazed pitcher and salt glaze over Albany slip glazed jar, jar with incised line at neck, stamped "W.R. ADDINGTON, MAYSVILLE, G.A.", 9-3/4 in. and 9 in.; salt glaze over Albany slip glazed churn, three incised lines between squared applied lug handles, flared rim, likely Barrow County, circa 1880, 17-3/4 in.; salt glazed milk pan, tapered angled walls, pulled spout, 5-3/4 x 13-1/4 in.; poultry feeder, elongated opening to lower side, broken knob finial, 9-1/4 in.; lidded kraut, down angled rim, recessed knob on lid, four incised lines at shoulder possibly indicating capacity, 14-1/4 in., some unsigned pieces possibly attributed to W.R. Addington

Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia

Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 124, cat. nos, 225-227 Burrison writes, "As trade resumed with the North after the Civil War and Albany slip became available by rail, Barrow County potteries began to combine it with salt glaze for a distinctive double coating, The Pennsylvania German influenced southern upland tradition of making sauerkraut prompted north Georgia potters to produce large cylindrical jars for the purpose". For the Addington pitcher, cat. no. 228, Burrison writes, "Trained in Barrow County, Addington relocated to Northern Jackson County near Gillsville, using the closest post office in his county, Maysville, on his stamp. he was the first Barrow potter to move to Gillsville."

Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024

Illustrated: Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 1983, churn pg. 218, plate 116A, pitcher and jar pg. 226, plate 118