Item 13243
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this uncommon 2 Gallon Jar whose decoration indicates that it was made by Keesee and Parr of Richmond, Virginia. 
 
David Parr and sons moved from Baltimore to Richmond and potted there from 1858 to 1865 with a gentleman named Keesee (Eric C. Jenkins, Ceramics in Virginia, pp. 18-36). 
 
This beauty features a Squared Rim, and Three Large Brushed Cobalt Leaves around the Middle. The leaves are quite unique in stoneware, consisting of an exaggered top stroke followed by ever smaller strokes in a curved pattern.  Stands 12 1/2" tall.
 
Exceptional Condition.  As made. No damage of any kind.
 
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205101262
 
Good Condition. Three chips on the underside at the edge (3/4" to 1 3/4"), an X-shaped hairline on the bottom that comes up 2" in four places on the base, and a stain run from use. No rim chips or restoration. 
 
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