VIRGINIA MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JAR

VIRGINIA MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JAR (image 1/[null])
Pricing & History
VIRGINIA MERCHANT'S STENCILED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, designated two-gallon capacity, cylindrical form with slight shoulder, flat-top rounded rim, and Albany-slip glazed interior. Stenciled cobalt "E. J. MILLER & CO. / WHOLESALE / DEALERS IN / QUEENSWARE, CHINA / GLASSWARE & C. / 65 KING ST. / ALEXANDRIA, VA.", brushed cobalt "2" below, a stripe below rim and above base, and a wavy line above stencil. James Hamilton, Greensboro, PA for Elisha Janney Miller (1827-1895), Alexandria, VA. Circa 1876. 11 5/8" H, 7 3/8" D rim.Catalogue Note: Elisha Janney Miller was born into an Alexandria, VA merchant family. His grandfather, Mordecai Miller, and father, Robert Hartshorne Miller (1798-1874) were each prosperous importers and wholesalers. Elisha began working with his father in 1856 at his No. 65 King Street establishment and nine years later, he inherited the business after his father's retirement. At this time, Elisha entered into a business partnership with the Milburn family pottery on Wilkes Street. The pottery provided the merchant with assorted stoneware forms including jars, cuspidors/spittoons, jugs, milk pans, and cake crocks until its closing in 1876. Following the closure of the Alexandria pottery, Miller began procuring stoneware from James Hamilton in Greensboro, PA. Vessels featured his business name, address, and sometimes read more
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