Item 13233
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this fantastic 5 Gallon Stoneware Decorated Jar.
 
The form and decoration make it easy to attribute this piece to Richard Remmey who ran the family pottery in Philadelphia from the 1860's until the turn of the century (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 8-10).
 
Circa 1860, this beauty features a Larger Size, Squared Rim, Ridged Shoulder, Applied Grooved Handles with Cobalt Accent on the Terminals and Below, and, on Both Sides, Two Florals on the Shoulder with a Dotted Line Below and a Quadruple Blossom Floral on the Body.  Rich and shiny cobalt everywhere.  Stands 17 1/2" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition. A minor 1" hairline at the rim (closeup), and some scattered staining at the bottom.  No rim or base chips, cracks, or restoration. 
 
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