Outstanding Fifteen-Gallon Four-Handled Stoneware Jar with Alkaline Glaze, Stamped "JCM," Daniel Seagle, Vale, NC, circa 1840, rotund jar with footed base and flattened rim, the shoulder fitted with four pocket handles, the surface covered in a mottled olive-colored alkaline glaze with darker runs to the upper half. One handle impressed "JCM," the other impressed "15." As stated in the research of NC collectors and historians, Tom and Lana Kleeberg, pieces bearing a "JCM" mark were made by Daniel Seagle for John Michal or his father, Johann Conrad Michal, who were members of a prominent Lincoln County, NC family, merchants, and associates of the Seagle family. Daniel Seagle is praised as one of the South's most-skilled 19th century stoneware potters, with an exceptional level of refinement to his ovoid forms, as seen in this example. His masterfully-thrown four-handled jars are among the most iconic pottery pieces known from the state of North Carolina, regarded as the zenith of this potter's production. A 4" flake to rim with a 1 1/2" line descending from it. An approximately 3" surface-level glaze crack below one handle, not visible on interior. A minor chip to one handle. Otherwise excellent condition. H 19".
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