Item 13282
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Rare 1/2 Gallon Stoneware Pitcher whose decoration makes it easy to attribute to Carver and Wightman of Edinburg, Virginia. 
 
Hiram Carver and William Wightman migrated to Edinburg, Virginia from Newville, PA.  Carver was a cabinet maker and Wightman was a merchant.  They formed a partnership in 1850 to have potters make pottery under their name for their enterprises.  One such potter was John George Schweinfurt.  The partnership dissolved in 1865 (H. E. Comstock, The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, pp. 384-386).
 
This beauty features a Smaller Size,  Cobalt Leaves Flanking the Spout and Adorning the Side of the Neck, Three Tulips around the Middle.  The blossoms emerge from a group of 16 leaves and have 3 petals each.  Strong contrast between the light gray glaze and the cobalt tulips.  Stands 8 3/4" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  Two small chips on the footer (1/4", 3/8").  That's it!  No rim chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  Exceptionally clean.  
 
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