Small-Sized "J C Golerhon" Sept. 28, 1898 Stoneware Harvest Jug, probably Southwest Virginia

Spring 2026 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 166

Price Realized: $1,560.00

($1,300 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Small-Sized Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Harvest Jug, Inscribed "J C Golerhon / Sep the 28 98," probably Southwest VA origin, 1898, ovoid form with applied tubular spout and rounded arch handle, the surface covered in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze with incised name and date. There is a good likelihood that this jug was made for the "Joe C. Gollehon" listed in the 1880 federal census as a 34-year-old farmer in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. Excellent, essentially as-made condition. H 7 1/4".

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