Very Rare attrib. Mottern Pottery, Carter County, Tenn. Redware Jar w/ Manganese Slip Floral Decoration

Winter 2026 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 59

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Very Rare Glazed Redware Jar with Manganese Slip Floral Decoration, attributed to the Mottern Pottery, Carter County, TN, circa 1850-1880, ovoid jar with heavily-tooled shoulder, flaring semi-rounded rim, and arched lug handles with depressed terminals, the front decorated in manganese slip with a large and elaborate flowering vine design under a clear lead glaze. Interior coated in a clear lead glaze. Among the most extravagantly-decorated examples of Mottern redware to be documented. Literature: p, 38, fig. 26. 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. 38, fig. 26, p. 44, pl. 2, and p. 192, fig. 26. Provenance: Originally found in Carter County, Tennessee. Purchased from Marcus King. Rim with wear and a few chips. Proper left handle with a shallow 7/8" chip and other minor chips. A shallow 3/4" in-the-making base chip. Glazed surface survives in very nice condition with only minor wear and minor in-the-firing flaws. A tight Y-shaped line across underside. H 12 1/4".



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