Very Fine "Amanda A. Allard" Presentation Ohio Stoneware Butter Crock w/ Incised Bird Decoration

Spring 2024 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 214

Price Realized: $600.00

($500 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)

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Rare and Fine Small-Sized Albany-Slip-Glazed Stoneware Presentation Butter Crock with Incised Bird Decoration, Inscribed "Amanda A. Allard," probably Columbus, OH origin, late 19th century or early 20th century, wide cylindrical form with semi-rounded rim, the surface coated in a chocolate-brown Albany slip glaze and incised with two raised-wing bird motifs flanking the initials, "E.C.A" above the name "Amanda. A. Allard." Born Amanda Adeline Scrivoner in 1848, Allard grew up in eastern Ohio, in Perry and Morgan Counties. In 1867 she married farmer Edwin C. Allard and the two settled in Homer Township, Morgan County, where they appear in the 1870 and 1880 federal censuses. Widowed in 1898, Allard had moved to Columbus, Ohio, by the time the 1900 census was taken. She appears to have lived for several years toward the end of her life with a son in Oklahoma before returning to Columbus and passing away in 1926. The "E.C.A." on this crock must refer to Allard's husband, or perhaps the son of hers who bore the same name. Exceptional decoration, size, and form. A top-to-bottom hairline from rim on proper left side of crock's front, including a minor nick along crack. A minor rim nick. A few small base chips. Dimensions: 6 1/4" x 3 7/8".