Item 10154
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Preserve Jar made and stamped by "John Burger, Rochester." 
 
This is the mark of John Burger who founded the family's pottery under this stamp and ran it from 1854-1867 (William Ketchum, American Stoneware, p. 74).
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash and Freehand Capacity Number "2" Enveloped by a Cobalt Wreath Executed with a Slip Cup in Strong Cobalt.  Intricate and exceptionally nice artwork! Stands 11 1/2" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A 5/8" chip inside and on the front of the rim, two chips on the back of the rim (3/16", 1"), and some light scattered staining.  That's it!  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  A faint 1 1/2" surface firing line at the base in the making. 
 
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