Extremely Rare Falling Spring, Franklin County, PA Redware Presentation Jar, "May 25th 1878"

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Extremely Rare Redware Presentation Jar, Franklin County, PA origin, Dated "May 25th 1878," ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-squared rim, and green-and-black-painted surface, the interior coated in a mottled, reddish-brown lead-and-manganese glaze. Underside incised "Emma Knepper / Fallingspring / May 25th 1878 (or possibly 1818) / Franklin Co Pa." This jar is the first example of redware that we have seen referencing Falling Spring, a limestone spring creek located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; in its early history (until about the 1760's) Chambersburg itself was called Falling Spring. This jar was probably made for the Emma Knepper who appears in the 1880 federal census as the wife of a Fayetteville, PA farmer; while possibly a product of the Bell family in nearby Waynesboro, based on proximity, likely candidates for this jar's maker include George Baker in Guilford (just east of Fayetteville) or Conrad Neuroth in Chambersburg--each listed in the 1880 federal census as area potters. Excellent condition with an out-of-round rim and some paint wear. H 7".



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