Item 12529
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 6 Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Decoration. 
 
The decoration is similar to that of Daniel Shenfelder who made pottery in Reading, Pennsylvania from approximately 1860-1900 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 24-26), but it is more likely to be that of Donaghho and Beale of Fredericktown, Pennsylvania who made pottery from 1860 to 1867 (Shaltenbrand, p. 172). There is some connection between Shenfelder and Donaghho and Beale as the decoration indicates-- perhaps shared decorators.
 
This beauty features Three Vines hanging down from the Shoulder with Two Flowers Dangling from Them, while a Brushed Cobalt Vine with Two Stems and Three Blossoms Undulates Across the Front. Additional cobalt at the handle terminals. Stands 17" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  Three small chips inside the rim (1/4", 3/8", 7/8"), a 1/2" chip on the left handle, and a shallow 1" chip on the underside.  That's it!  No outer rim chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
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