Lot #: 268
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 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.
Rare Stoneware Canning Jar with Incised Pottery Price List, Ohio River Valley origin, possibly WV, circa 1870, cylindrical jar with rounded shoulder and flared rim, incised from top-to-bottom with a list of various stoneware forms, including jugs, jars, churns, butter pots, and qt cans, followed by a list of their corresponding prices. Another side of the jar includes a mathematical addition problem for an order. An additional mathematics problem is incised on the underside. A 2" crack on underside, extending 4 3/4" up body of jar. A tiny nick to interior of rim. H 9".
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