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Exceptional Large-Sized Lidded Stoneware Preserve Jar with Profuse Cobalt Floral Decoration, Inscribed "Peach," attributed to Coffman Family, Rockingham County, VA, mid 19th century, squat-shaped, highly ovoid jar with short collar and applied lug handles, inscribed on one side with the word, "Peach," surrounded by stylized floral devices. Reverse decorated with an elaborate vine bearing leaves and two fan-shaped blossoms, culminating in a bluebell blossom with stamen. Includes original salt-glazed lid with tooled accents, fired a different color than the jar due its placement elsewhere in the kiln. Of particular note is the extravagant decoration on the jar's reverse, one of the most elaborate designs known on this prized Shenandoah Valley form. Provenance: Recently-discovered in Central Virginia. Jar and lid in excellent, essentially as-made condition. H (excluding lid) 7" ; Diam. (across midsection) 8".
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