Item 11761
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 Gallon Stoneware Jar whose form and decoration indicate that it was made by Stephen B. Sweeney, Henrico County, Virginia, James River.  Sweeney made pottery from 1835 to 1862.
 
For more on Sweeney, see Curtis Rice, James River Stoneware and the S. S. Perry Connection, pp. 180-208 and Eric C. Jenkins, Ceramics in Virginia, pp. 62-115. This jar is featured in Jenkins on p. 76 (center in the picture above).
 
Dating to the mid-19th century, this beauty features a Semi-Ovoid Form, Carefully Tooled Rim and Shoulder, Handles with Cobalt Accents at the Terminals, and a Brushed Cobalt Cloud Floral on Each Side.  Stands 9 3/4" tall.
 
Very Good Condition.  A faint hairline across the base and invisibly a quarter of the way around the base.  No chips, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
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