One-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Incised Floral Decoration, Stamped "C. CROLIUS / MANUFACTURER / MANHATTAN-WELLS / NEW-YORK.," early 19th century, ovoid jar with footed base, tooled shoulder, and open loop handles, decorated on the reverse with an incised floral motif in the Manhattan style, featuring an oval bud flanked by splayed leaves, emanating from a stylized heart. Interior of design highlighted in a lesser-seen purplish slip, likely composed of a combination of cobalt and manganese or iron. This same slip mixture forms a wreath around the maker's mark on the front and highlights the handle terminals. The maker's mark is highlighted in cobalt slip. Reverse with a 5 1/2" diagonal crack from rim and a 2 3/4" vertical crack from rim. Base with a small, glazed-over chip and minor glazed-over nick. A 2 1/4" glazed-over, Y-shaped line to base on reverse, which occurred in the firing. Other short, minor surface lines to base area, not visible on interior. A large, faint Y-shaped crack below proper left handle, including a 1" reglued surface flake at fork of crack. A small chip and minor nick to interior of rim. A small in-the-firing chip to top of rim and a minor in-the-firing chip to interior of rim. H 8 3/4".
