Exceptional Sixteen-Gallon Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jar with Stenciled Eagle Motif and New Cumberland, WV Advertising, Stenciled "WILLIAMS & REPPERT. / GREENSBORO, PA.," circa 1885, cylindrical jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with stenciled bust of a Federal eagle within a circular floral border surrounded by Williams and Reppert maker's stenciling. Further decorated above with two stenciled tulips and freehand stripes. Base stenciled with the advertising, "C.W. STEWART & CO. / DEALERS IN / GENERAL / MERCHANDISE. / NEW CUMBERLAND, W.VA." A freehand "16" denoting sixteen gallons appears above the advertising. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals. This jar is the first example of stoneware that we have offered featuring advertising for New Cumberland, WV, a small town in Hancock County, located in the West Virginia's Northern panhandle, along the Ohio River. Distinguished by its extraordinary size, desirable eagle motif, and rare town stenciling, this vessel ranks among the finest West Virginia stoneware advertising jars known. Few West Virginia advertising pieces were made in such a large capacity. Very nice condition with chips to proper right handle; a small in-the-firing contact mark; a small, possibly in-the-firing chip to the interior of the rim; some light surface wear to reverse; a 6" in-the-firing surface fissure to underside with a 3 1/2" line extending from it, neither of which extend through to the interior. H 23 1/2".
Special Note: Due to this object's large size, we are unable to ship it using our normal in-house shipping service. It must either be picked up by the high bidder, or special arrangements must be made by the high bidder for pick up and / or shipping by a third party. If you have any questions, please contact us; we are certainly able to recommend options for third party shippers ahead of time that you can contact for a quote.
