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October 31, 2009 Auction Catalog
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"Little Brown Jug" Suitland, MD Stoneware Whiskey Jug
October 31, 2009 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 252Price Realized: $103.50 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Albany Slip Glazed Stoneware Suitland, MD Whiskey Jug, possibly Midwestern origin, circa 1870, small-sized cylindrical jug with rounded shoulder and spout, impressed with the advertising "LITTLE BROWN JUG / OLD 1869 RYE WHISKEY / DISTILLED BY / THE S.T. SUIT DISTILLING CO. / SUITLAND, MD." Surface covered in a reddish-brown Albany slip glaze. Base chip and a short in-the-firing line, visible on interior of spout only. H 8 1/4".
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