Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Railroad and River Guide Pig Flask, Signed "Anna Pottery," Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, circa 1880, molded flask in the form of a reclining pig with spout at rear, incised details to face and hooves, and anatomically correct underside; incised on one side with the inscription, "St. Louis. the future Capital in / Latest & most Reliable R.R. & R. Guide in / Anna Pottery." Remainder of pig incised with a railroad map of the Midwestern U.S., including the following landmarks: Miss River, Grand Tower, C & St. L. R.R., O & M R.R., Odin, Centralia, Carbondale, ICRR, mounds, Grand Tower, Anna, Cairo the, Chicago the Corn City, and Cincinnati the Pork City. An unusual cross-hatched detail is incised on the map above the word, "Anna." Surface covered in a dark-brown Albany slip glaze. A loss to proper left ear. A 1" chip to proper rear left leg. Rear right leg with a small chip and minor, partially glazed-over flake. A small chip to spout. Minor, glazed-over roughness to bottom lip of pig. L 7 1/2".
