Item 12143
 
Coming to you by Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Jar made and stamped by "S. Purdy." 
 
This is the mark of Solomon Purdy who came to Ohio in 1812 and made pottery in Zanesville before moving to Mogadore in Portage County in the 1830's to make pottery. He ran the pottery until 1840 when he turned it over to his son, Henry. The straight sides on this jar and the light gray clay indicate that this jar was made during his Mogadore days (F. Robert Treichler, A History of Northeast Ohio Stoneware, pp. 17-27).
 
This beauty features a Tooled Rim and Shoulder, Inner Lid-Seating Ring, Applied Handles, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Brushed Cobalt Plant.  Stands 12" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  A 1/4" flake on the rim, and minor glaze pecks near the base.  That's it!  No spout or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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