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Rare Tipton, PA Stoneware Presentation Crock
March 3, 2012 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 133Price Realized: $1,265.00 (Price includes 15% buyer's premium).
Very Rare Blair County, PA Stoneware Presentation Jar, circa 1850-1870, one-gallon ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, inscribed in cobalt "Mrs Margaret Mulhollen / Tipton / Blair Co Penna". Body of jar additionally decorated with finely-brushed and dotted tulips. Family history of the jar indicates Margaret Muhollen was born in 1825 on a farm in Antis Township, Blair County, Pa. She married David S. Mulhollen in 1844, had nine children, and died in 1893. Excellent condition with a shallow rim chip and a small stone ping at base.
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