Scarce 6 Gal. Morgantown, WV Stoneware Churn w/ Foliate Decoration, c1870
Summer 2025 Stoneware Auction
Lot #: 19
Estimate: $250-$400. About Estimates About Shipping
Minimum Bid: $50.
Lot #: 19
Estimate: $250-$400. About Estimates About Shipping
Minimum Bid: $50.
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×Scarce Six-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to David Greenland Thompson, Morgantown, WV, circa 1870, semi-ovoid churn with tooled banding, slightly-flared collar, and extruded lug handles, brush-decorated at the shoulder with a curving vine bearing leaves and two flowers. Further decorated below straight and wavy cobalt stripes above two large hanging floral motifs and a stripe at base. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. Impressed on reverse shoulder with Thompson pottery six-gallon capacity mark. A top-to-bottom crack from rim on reverse. A difficult-to-find form for this maker. A 1 5/8" chip to proper right handle. Front with some smooth in-the-firing contact marks, a slightly-recessed area, and light wear. Proper left side with a small in-the-firing chip and slightly recessed area. Rim chips. H 17".