Cobalt Decorated Semi-Ovoid Three-Gallon Storage JarCirca 1850: 12" Tall, 7" Wide at Top, 6 1/2" at Bottom If you prefer your stoneware on the primitive side, you will love this circa 1850 storage jar with lots of freehand decoration. This jar was definitely stacked on the bottom of the kiln. At a glance, one can imagine the immense weight of a kiln full of stoneware and the forces of heat and gravity at work on the clay.
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