Lot #: 267
Price Realized: $2,520.00
($2,100 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 4 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.
Extremely Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Hymnal Jar, Ohio origin, early to mid 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and flattened rim, incised around the midsection with the script inscription, "Come ye sinners Poor and need[y] weak and woundeded (sic) sick and sore Jeses (sic) redy (sic) stand to save you full of pity love and power he is abel (sic) he is willing doubt no more." These words, incised while the pot was turned over, are taken from the 1759 hymn, "Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy," by Joseph Hart, which references the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 11, verses 28-30. Two groups of tight spider cracks to body. A minor nick to interior of rim.
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