Item 13197
 
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. 
 
Dating to the mid-19th century, this beauty features a Semi-Ovoid Form, Carefully Tooled Rim and Shoulder, Handles with Cobalt Accent at the Terminals, and Two Brushed Cobalt Cloud Florals on One Side and One of the Other.  Stands 12 1/8" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  A narrow 3/8" chip under one handle. That's it!  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
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