Lot #: 93
Price Realized: $172.50
($150 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 15 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
One-Gallon John Hay Stoneware Commemorative Jug, New York State origin, circa 1865-1880, decorated with the slip-trailed cobalt inscription "John Hay / N.Y.," which likely refers to John Milton Hay, President Lincoln's secretary and assistant. Hay (1838-1905) was present when Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater in Washington, and later became Secretary of State under McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Serving as a diplomat, he was involved in the creation of over fifty treaties. Surface lines in handle. Spout nicks. H 11 3/8".
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