Item 7210
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this gorgeous 3 Gallon Jar who color and decoration indicate that it was probably made by the Boughner Pottery of Greensboro, Pennsylvania.  
 
Alexander and William Boughner, sons of Daniel Boughner, ran their father's pottery in Greensboro from 1852 to 1864 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 151-155).
 
Dating about 1860, this beauty features the Light Gray Clay first used in Greensboro from a glacial deposit of superior clay found on the banks of the Monongehela River.  It also features the Gorgeous Boughner Cobalt!  Broad Middle top, middle, and bottom stripes divide the front in two panels.  The top panel has downward and upward sweeping vining framing what I think are stylized flying birds (Boughner trait).  The bottom panel sports a large capacity number 3 framed by 6 dashes on each side.  Additional cobalt around the handle terminals.  Stunning cobalt!  Stands 13 1/2" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  Two small, shallow chips inside the rim (1/4", 1/2"). A shallow 1 1/2" rough spot on the rim by the left handle that was probably made in the separation from the piece above it in the kiln (closeup).  A shallow, narrow 1" chip on the front of the right handle.  A 1" chip on the bottom edge on the right side.  That's it!  No hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  
 
A freehand decorated jar from the early days of pottery in Greensboro.  Comes from a North Carolina estate. 
 
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