Three (3) Southern stoneware crocks with cobalt. 1st item: Alexander Polk Donaghho (West Virginia) four gallon stoneware storage jar with lug handles stenciled in cobalt: A. P. Donaghho, Parkersburg W.Va., within a cobalt rectangle, additionally stamped "4" for gallon capacity. 16 1/2" H. Late 19th century. Note: Alexander Polk Donaghho moved to Parkersburg in 1890 and started the A. P. Donaghho Pottery company. Donaghho died in 1899 and the company went out of business around 1903. 2nd item: Southern stoneware pottery storage crock with lug handles and dated "1880" in cobalt to the upper body, just below incised lines on upper shoulder. 14 1/2" H x 12" dia. Late 19th century. 3rd item: Southern stoneware pottery jar with free-hand cobalt floral sprig decoration to one side of body. 13" H. Late 19th century. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)

1st item: Overall very good condition. 2nd item: Minor scattered fleabites to rim and one handle. 3rd item: Scattered firing flaws, otherwise good condition.