Item 12195
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this early 3 Gallon Ovoid Jar made and stamped by "I. M. Mead Portage Co, Ohio."
 
This is the mark of Ira Mead, one of Ohio's earliest potters who worked in Portage County, Ohio in the 1830's to the 1850's (See F. Robert Treichler, A History of Northeast Ohio Stoneware, pp. 27-29).
 
Made around 1840, this jar has an Early Ovoid Form, Tooled Rim and Shoulder, Applied Handles with Cobalt Accent on the Front Terminals, and the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Brushwork. Stands 13 1/2" tall.
 
Excellent Condition. Minor 1/8" nibbles and wear around the inner lid-seating ring, a narrow 1 1/4" chip inside the rim, a 7/8" chip on top of the rim, and three 1/4" chips outside the rim. No base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. A 3" shallow chip inside the rim from separation from a piece above it in the kiln in the making. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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