mid to late 19th century, apparently unmarked, manganese, copper, and engobe glaze, decorative coggled rim, 15-1/4 x 12-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
Literature: This lot is illustrated in "Living with Antiques: A Middle-Atlantic Collection of Collections" by John C. Newcomer, Antiques Magazine, May 1999, p. 743, pl. XIX; Pottery from the Shenandoah and Cumberland Valleys: Selections from the Manger Collection by Dr. George and Connie Manger, p. 79.
Exhibited: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Maryland, May 16, 2003 through September 14, 2003. Also "The Bell Family Pottery", Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, September through November of 2008.
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Collection of Dr. George and Connie Manger
wear commensurate with age and use, anomalies as made including firing crack to rim, chip to rim and base, various long stabilized hairline spider cracks visible in interior due to restorations around the entire top of the form, some visible on exterior, restorations to slip coloring on exterior (see blacklight photos)
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