Item 11905
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 3 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 (left 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.  The flowers have 10-11 leaves and a blossom with 5-6 petals.  Stands 14" tall.
 
Very Good Visual Condition.  Restoration on both handles and a hairline from the rim in front of one handle, under the handle and under the flower on the other side.  
 
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