Extremely Rare Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Presentation Jug, Inscribed "T.S. JARRARD / July / 1880," attributed to the Isaac Craven Pottery, White County, GA, 1880, ovoid jug with tapering spout and delicate ribbed-strap handle, the surface covered in a mottled olive-colored alkaline glaze. Reverse incised with the name, "T.S. JARRARD," and date, "July / 1880," underscored by four vertical slash marks. Incised "2" at shoulder. According to the 1880 U.S. federal census, Thomas Simmons Jarrard was a twelve-year-old boy born in Mossy Creek Township and living near potter, Isaac Craven, when this jug was made for him. In her notes, Wahler states, "I looked into this and learned that the father of the person whose name is on the jug [Josiah Jarrard] actually owned a pottery. Whether he potted is not known. It shows similarities to Craven and Dorsey pieces." Literature: Dr. John A. Burrison mentions in his Brothers in Clay, "And as for social acceptance, some Georgia folk potters are known to have taken an active role in both social and religious affairs. . . [F]or example, at Mossy Creek Abram Davidson and Isaac N. Craven were Methodist ministers and Josiah Jarrard was a physician (Burrison, p. 10). In his Index of Georgia Potters at the conclusion of the book, Burrison lists Josiah D. Jarrard (1803-1901) "physician and pottery," active in White County, Georgia during the 1880s. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. Various depressed areas at the base of the jug were probably created when the jug was removed from the wheel. H 14 1/4".
