1/2 Gallon Stoneware Jar, Signed "E.W. MORT / ALUM-WELLS, VA" - Virginia Stoneware


1/2 Gallon Stoneware Jar, Signed "E.W. MORT / ALUM-WELLS, VA"

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Description:

This small-sized stoneware jar was made at the Mort Pottery in Alum Wells, VA, circa 1890, and is signed below the rim with his maker's mark

E.W. MORT
ALUM. WELLS. VA

This example is glazed with a brown, Albany slip-like coating. An uncommon, Washington County piece.

Size:

7 1/2" tall.

Condition:

In-the-making separation lines in underside. Rim chip with line extending from it.