Small-Sized attrib. Amos Landrum, Shaw's Creek, Edgefield District, SC Jug w/ Impressed Cross

Spring 2026 Auction of the David & Jongy Ward Collection

Lot #: 65

Price Realized: $780.00

($650 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Small-Sized Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jug with Impressed Cross, attributed to Amos Landrum, Shaw's Creek, Edgefield District, SC, circa 1830s, ovoid jug with tooled spout and streaky, grayish alkaline glaze to surface, the shoulder impressed with a raised-face cross within a rectangle. This jug is related in form, glaze, and clay to a jug with quintuple "P" stamp, sold in Crocker Farm, Inc.'s Spring 2026 auction, lot 87. That jug's "P" stamp, likely associated with John Presley, was reportedly found on sherds recovered at Shaw's Creek in a context predating the inception of Phoenix Factory in 1840. The jug in this auction's similarity in style to Landrum family pieces from Pottersville, coupled with its use of a cross stamp, related to a later Landrum family circular stamp dubbed the "Landrum cross," strongly suggest it was made at the Amos Landrum pottery on Shaw's Creek. Amos was the brother of Pottersville Stoneware Manufactory founder, Abner Landrum, and Horse Creek Valley pottery owner, Reverend John Landrum. He was the first member of the Landrum family to establish a pottery along Shaw's Creek, an operation that was later taken over by his son-in-law, Collin Rhodes, leading to the establishment of the Phoenix Factory. Professionally restored handle. A 5/8" spout chip. H 8 1/2".