Antique Ovoid Stoneware Jug Cobalt Early 1800s I. Seymour Troy Factory signed

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Antique Ovoid Saltglaze JugSigned " I.Seymour Troy Factory 2 " Early 1800's Stoneware We are pleased to offer an early saltglaze stoneware 2 Gallon jug made by Israel Seymour in Troy New York. The jug features Israel Seymour's impressed signature mark on the shoulder of the jug when he took over the Troy Factory from J Chapman in 1816 and used this impressed mark through the 1820's. Israel Seymour and Chapman were one of the earliest impressed marks in this time period from this area. Seymour moved to Troy from Hartford Connecticut in 1806 and started in the pottery business. He took over the "Troy Factory" around 1815 and used the mark on this jug. . This mark is an early mark for I. Seymour while later signatures in the 1830's are signed with I. Seymour & Co. Israel Seymour developed the Troy Factory in the following years and became the leading Stoneware manufacture in this area by the mid 1850's. The jug features a graceful floral decoration ( I think it is a lady slipper) in cobalt blue underneath the signature. The jug is 13" tall with a wonderful taper to the ovoid form from the 5 3/4" base to the 10" shoulders and the 1 3/4" lip. The applied strap handle is solid and attached to the lip of the jug and shoulder.This form of this jug would have been used for liquids, medicine or other spiritous items! Ketchum in his American Stoneware has a great write up on this potter and Greer in her American Stoneware features a full page picture of a very similar 2 gal. jug. Condition; The jug does have some saltglaze misses from the kiln. The lip does have a chip as shown in the picture. There is a very small chip on the base.There is a small imperfection in the handle as we have tried to shown in our picture: a notch and small glaze hairline( not a crack) which may be from manufacturing or utilitarian use. There are other normal imperfections like slag and glaze misses as can be expected for an early utilitarian jug. Please use the pictures for absolute condition. We have tried to show all parts and sides of the item. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us through ebay message before you bid or order. If you are a collector look at our other listings! Look below for more information on Shipping and About Us . About Us: We are committed Ebay sellers who are sharing our passion on finding unique and interesting antiques and historical items. We enjoy the search and love making available to others our new finds. If you are looking for a unique item please let us know through ebay message and we will keep an eye out for you! We are a husband and wife team located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and are glad to put our degrees in Fine Arts to good use! Please look at our customers feedback and be rest assured that we are here to develop a solid customer base. We guarantee the quality of our items and believe that customer service is our highest priority. Your feedback is important to us! Look below for our return policy and shipping information. Save on Combined Shipping! Bidders and Payment Policies: Shipping: NO HANDLING FEE! I will be glad to combine shipping on my other items. Please notify me before payment if you plan on using combined shipping on future listings. I will send you an email when your item has shipped. Shipping will be in new boxes with double boxing for fragile items. We pack and ship carefully and provide insurance at our expense. Shipping will be made through USPS and is estimated through the ebay shipping calculator. Due to changes with Ebay and the USPS parcel post service please be advised that we will have to invoice parcel post prices before payment and will be happy to provide you with an estimate before listing end upon request through ebay message. Ebay's shipping calculator may not provide an accurate estimate for parcel post at this time. Please be assured we do not charge any handling fee and only charge actual shipping cost. USA BIDDERS – I WILL ACCEPT PAYPAL. Payment: must be made by Pay... read more

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