George E. Ohr, Jefferson mug
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George E. Ohr
Jefferson mug
USA, 1896
glazed earthenware
3 h x 4 w x 3.5 d in (8 x 10 x 9 cm)
Mug features a green, black, and speckled gunmetal glaze. Inscribed to body 'Here's your good health and your family's and may they all live long and prosper J. Jefferson Compliments Ohr Potter' with illegible name. Impressed signature and inscribed to underside 'G.E. OHR BILOXI Previous to No. 14 Not Numbered.' with incised date and number to '3-18-1896 No 37'. Sold with a retail tag. Impressed signature to tag 'G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss.' and inscribed '$30.00'.
Provenance: The Artist | Thence by descent | Collection of James Carpenter
Literature: The Kovels' Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery, Kovel and Kovel, pg. 142 illustrates this example
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Jefferson mug
USA, 1896
glazed earthenware
3 h x 4 w x 3.5 d in (8 x 10 x 9 cm)
Mug features a green, black, and speckled gunmetal glaze. Inscribed to body 'Here's your good health and your family's and may they all live long and prosper J. Jefferson Compliments Ohr Potter' with illegible name. Impressed signature and inscribed to underside 'G.E. OHR BILOXI Previous to No. 14 Not Numbered.' with incised date and number to '3-18-1896 No 37'. Sold with a retail tag. Impressed signature to tag 'G.E. OHR, Biloxi, Miss.' and inscribed '$30.00'.
Provenance: The Artist | Thence by descent | Collection of James Carpenter
Literature: The Kovels' Collector's Guide to American Art Pottery, Kovel and Kovel, pg. 142 illustrates this example
This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
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George E. Ohr, Jefferson mug
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