Lot #: 49
Price Realized: $660.00
($550 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
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Glazed Redware Jar, attributed to the Cain Pottery, Sullivan County, TN, circa 1840-1880, ovoid jar with footed base, tall collar with semi-rounded, and ribbed open-strap handles, decorated at the shoulder with a wavy incised line flanked by paired horizontal lines, the surface covered in a reddish-brown lead-based glaze colored with manganese or iron. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Literature: Illustrated in Wahler, Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Part One, p. 149, fig. 163, and p. 220, fig. 163. Provenance: Purchased on Bristol Avenue in Windsor, Sullivan County, TN. A large, raised in-the-firing spider crack at base, which has been sealed, including a thin sealed crack extending 4" onto underside. A 1/2" hole at base. Base chips. In-the-firing spalling and later wear and flaking throughout surface. Wear to rim and handles. H 13"
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