Item 5190
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crock is this Rare 1 Gallon Spongeware Pitcher sometimes called the "Russian Milk Pitcher."  
 
It is pictured in Kathryn McNerney, Blue & White Stoneware, p. 147 as shown above.
 
Dating to the late 19th century, this beauty features a Short Straight Rim, Pinched Spout, Sloped Shoulder, Straight Sides, and Blue Sponging.  Stands 8 1/4".
 
Very Good Condition.  Minor 1/8" nibbles inside the rim on the left side (closeup 1).  No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  A 1" vertical firing line on the outside of the spout in the making as shown. Does not show inside and glazed over (closeup 2).   
 
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