Item 11700
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Large 3 Gallon Stoneware Ovoid Jug whose form and decoration make it attributable to John Poole Schermerhorn. 
 
Schermerhorn had a pottery on Rocketts Landing of the James River in Henrico County, Virginia from around 1817 to 1837.  He died in 1850.  See Eric C. Jenkins, Ceramics in Virginia, pp. 116-171.  This jar is featured on p. 148)
 
Provenance:  This jar comes most recently from the fine collection of William H. Chapman III of Virginia.
 
This beauty features an Unusually Large Size and a Sizeable Brushed Cobalt Thistle Decoration, with Smaller Leaves on Each Shoulder.   Stands 16" tall.  
 
Very Good Condition with Conversation.  Conversation to the spout and handle (closeup).  1/2" hole on the underside (once a lamp).  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or stains. 
 
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