Item 12445
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this superb 6 Gallon Stoneware Jar made by "A. Conrad, New Geneva, Fayette Co., PA."  
 
Alexander Conrad ran the pottery in New Geneva from 1870-1882 before moving to Shinnston, WV (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 164-65).
 
Dating to the 1870's, this beauty features Top to Bottom Decoration.  From the top down is a stripe accenting the rim, an eagle holding a banner reading "Lion Pottery" (a moniker for Conrad's pottery) on the shoulder, a second eagle surrounded by a the company name in a circle in the middle, and the capacity number flanked by rose garland.  Additional cobalt on the handle terminals.  Stands. 17" tall.    
 
Very Good Condition.  A minor 3" vertical surface craze line below the "o" of pottery in the first eagle (closeup 1) and an X shaped hairline on the left side (closeup 2).  No rim or base chips, cracks, stains, or restoration.   
 
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