STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR

Pricing & History
"4" gallon capacity mark, ovoid form with heavy, beaded neck ring, arched handles with light groove, and high collar with flat-top rim. Brushed cobalt dropped floral pendant flanked by dropped feathers on each side of jar.Color: salt-glazed, Attribution: Probably the shop of Solomon Bell (1817-1882), or Adam Keister Sr. (1782-1847) and/or his sons Adam Keister Jr (1819-1876) and Henry Keister (1814-1875). Circa: 1835-1850. Condition: Undamaged except for a minor chip to rim and chipping to underside of one handle. Warped form, as made. Size: 15" H, 9" x 10 1/4" rim. Provenance: Provenance: Property of an Augusta Co., VA private collector. Reference 1: Literature: Parallels Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 288, fig. 5.241. Decoration as ibid, p. 215, fig. 5.44.