Item 8245
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 1/2 Gallon Stoneware Jar attributed to R. J. Grier of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
 
Ralph Grier and family ran a pottery in Mount Jordan, Chester County, Pennsylvania from the 1840's to 1910 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 12-13).
 
Dating to the 1870's, this beauty features a Carefully Tooled Rim to Allow a Covering to be Tied Over the Top and Under the Rim, and Three Brushed Cobalt Tulips Around the Shoulder in the Distinctive Grier Style.  The tulips have 4-5 leaves and a blossom with 5 petals.  Strong Cobalt.  Stands 11" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  A couple of very faint stain runs.  That's it!  No chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.
 
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