Billy Merritt, Crawford County stoneware jug, late 19th century, runny yellowish olive green glaze, straight sided rounded shoulder form, thin strap handle stamped "BM", straight spout with flared rim, 8-1/2 in.; Billy Merritt attributed Crawford County bowl, glassy runny green alkaline glaze, tapered form, flat rim, 3-3/4 x 10-3/4 in.; Lanier County attributed pitcher, mottled brownish green runny alkaline glaze, round body, tooled ridge at neck, flared semi round rim, applied strap handle with tail, 7-3/4 in.
Provenance: The Sally and Paul Hawkins Collection
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The Sally and Paul Hawkins Collection
glaze voids and anomalies as made, surface wear, jug with two 1/2 in. and one 1/4 in. rim chips, other tiny rim chips, firing burnouts and crackle as made, bowl with various hairlines around interior base and up onto walls, some evident on exterior, tiny hairline around base edge, black residue on base, firing hairlines around rim as made, rim wear, pitcher in good condition
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