HUGH SMITH ATTRIBUTED, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR
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Description
HUGH SMITH ATTRIBUTED, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, "1" gallon capacity mark, ovoid form with rounded rim, incised shoulder ring, and applied tab handles. Brushed cobalt broad vertical flower to one side, reverse featuring swag design below rim and six single leaves/"crow's feet", additional cobalt to handle terminals. Possibly made for Hugh Smith (1769-1856) at the Wilkes Street Pottery, Alexandria, VA. Circa 1825. 9" H, 5 1/8" D rim.
Literature: Designs parallel Wilder - Alexandria, Virginia Pottery, 1792-1876, p. 123, HS039a and mark as p. 332, Var. I.
Provenance:
The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.
Condition
Mostly undamaged, except having minor chips to end of one handle.
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HUGH SMITH ATTRIBUTED, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR
Estimate $300 - $500
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