Essex, MA
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 9.25ʺW × 8.75ʺD × 8.25ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Stoneware
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Navy Blue
- Condition Notes
- It is in Very Good Strong, Sound and Usable Original Condition - Displays Nicely. No Cracks - No Repairs. Imperfections … moreIt is in Very Good Strong, Sound and Usable Original Condition - Displays Nicely. No Cracks - No Repairs. Imperfections Noted - It has Some Small Age and use Related Chips at the Top Rim Inner and Outer Perimeter. It has Some Glaze Imperfection Spots at The Lower Rim Perimeter but These are the Most Common Type of Kiln Flaws and Would have Occurred in the Making - Kiln Firing Process. Stoneware Pieces Like This were Fired in Very Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time and Many Types of Kiln Flaws are Quite Common in American Stoneware. less
- Description
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This Really is a Very Nice Example of a Authentic Antique American Primitive Blue Decorated Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. …
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This Really is a Very Nice Example of a Authentic Antique American Primitive Blue Decorated Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. Circa Approx 1870s - Early 1880s. It is Embossed with a Number 6 Confirming its Unusual Incremental 6 Quart or 1 1/2 Gallon Storage Capacity. It is Not Signed by the Maker but I Believe that it was Mostly Produced in New York, Vermont or Massachusetts. It has a Classic American Salt Glazed Exterior with a Sandy Greige Color. It is Rendered in Classic American Stoneware Form - Shape with the Added Feature of Applied Handles - "Ears". The Front of the Jar is Hand Decorated with a Blue Stylized Wildflower Design. Back in the Day These Types of Stoneware Items were a Necessity in Most of Americas Farms and Household's and They were Made - Intended For Everyday Utilitarian Use. These Types of American Stoneware Items we Completely Hand Made out of Indigenous Clay on a Potters Wheel from Start to Finish and Therefore No 2 are Absolutely Identical. This Jar Style was Commonly Used to Store and Preserve Many Types of Liquids and Foods. It is in Very Good Strong, Sound and Usable Original Condition - Displays Nicely. No Cracks - No Repairs. Imperfections Noted - It has Some Small Age and use Related Chips at the Top Rim Inner and Outer Perimeter. It has Some Glaze Imperfection Spots at The Lower Rim Perimeter but These are the Most Common Type of Kiln Flaws and Would have Occurred in the Making - Kiln Firing Process. Stoneware Pieces Like This were Fired in Very Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time and Many Types of Kiln Flaws are Quite Common in American Stoneware.
It Measures Overall Approx. 8 1/4 inches Tall.
9 1/4 Inches Long.
8 3/4 inches Wide.
STONEWARE-STONEWARE-STONEWARE --- PLEASE NOTE That if You Like Early American Stoneware Pieces I Always Maintain a Large Selection For Sale in My Chairish Store with Others Being Added on a Regular Basis so Please Do Have a Look!.
Please Note that Because of the Special Packing Required with this Piece I May Not Be Able to Offer my Normal Combined Shipping Discount Option. less
Essex, MA
Super Seller
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