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Mid 1800's Salt Glaze Bee Hive Jug - Tons of Character
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is a very nice old primitive hand-turned salt-glaze jug. T his piece comes directly from a family farm located in southern Wisconsin, and was probably made by a Wisconsin, Minnesota or Northern Illinois potter in the 1850's to 1870's. It is in as-found, original condition, and has not even been washed. Hand-turned salt glaze stoneware, with rings on the inside. The color is a grayish-olive, with a beautiful brown orange-peel texture on the top of the beehive w the vaposized salt glaze settled during the firing. The camera flash makes some of the pictures look more light gray than it actually is. T are multiple, heavy brown turkey-eye or kiln drippings, the longest one measures about 6" long. I count a total of 6 turkey-eyes, including a couple at the bottom edge. T are also two large orange firing marks on opposite sides of the jug. 11" tall, 7" wide at the bottom. The jug has a slight 'ovoid' shape to it -- the base being slightly narrower than the middle. Sturdy hand-formed handle with no damage of any kind. The handle has somewhat of a lazy curve to it. It has what is probably the original cork, which is also in great shape for its age. This piece is marked with a strong impressed "A" about one inch from the bottom of the jug. I am not certain what the "A" represents, and can only guess that maybe it was the mark of the potter that turned the piece, and was later paid only if his work actually survived the firing (a common practice). Or maybe two potters fired their pieces together, and the "A" mark was a way to identify their stoneware when they came out of the kiln? A stoneware expert might know what the mysterious "A" mark represents. Very good condition for a pottery jug older than you and I combined! This piece has no cracks and sounds very solid. It does have three minor chips; 1) a 1/2" flake on the front lip, directly opposite the handle. The old dirty color sort of the chip sorts of blends into the color of the jug. 2) two small chips, or bump marks, in the orange firing marks on either side of the jug. T is also one notable 'pottery pop' about a third of the way up the side, which no doubt occured during the firing when an air bubble popped. Age. Given the manufacture and firing of this piece, I would date it to the 1850's to 1870's period. Weight. This is a suprisingly heavy piece, tipping the scale at 5 lbs. 6 ozs. Character, character, character! Boy, this one has it all -- heavy turkey drippings, orange-peel salt glaze, orange fire marks, hand-turned shape, and the mysterious "A" marking. It is just loaded with eye-appeal -- whether for the advanced stoneware collector or for it's folk-art decorating charm -- either way it's a terriffic piece of Americana to be treasured by future generations in experiencing the artifacts of the daily lives of our ancestors. Bidding starts at a nominal price, WITH NO RESERVE!
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