all likely from Perry County, salt glaze two handle jar, ovoid form, banded incised line decoration at three places on body, also at neck, and on flared rim, two applied strap handles, likely made by Benjamin Williams or James Franklin Mortin, circa late 1800s, 16-1/2 in.; two salt glaze jugs, ovoid tapered forms, incised spouts with collared rims, applied strap handles, unknown makers 14-1/4 and 15 in.

Provenance: James E. Mulkin Collection, Bessemer, Alabama

Note: Two handle jar has a Birmingham Museum of Art sticker dated 2/21/86, signed AHG, number 2527, data and photographs of this piece are part of the Alabama Decorative Arts Survey archived at the Birmingham Public Library.

glaze voids and anomalies as made, surface wear and abrasions, minor glaze and clay body frits, stains, two handle jar with restoration to the entire rim, top of jar, and one entire handle, two 5 in. hairlines down from rim, 11 in. angular hairline around body of jar, base edge wear and chips, large jug with stabilized crack up side of jar across shoulder then back down to the base, another 5 in. hairline up from base, stabilized radial crack on base, rim chip with wear, heavy wear to base edge, small jug with kiln debris, rim wear and chip, base edge wear and chips