Antique 1800’s 5 gallon beehive / bee sting / lazy eight stoneware jug with wood-fired creosote drippings/turkey droppings. Good condition overall, and in consideration of its age. Area on side mid-bottom that had flaked/chipped and appears to have been filled in/repaired. A couple of chips at the outer bottom/base. Please view and enlarge all images, […]
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When you drink whiskey from this jug think of the maker. That’s what is inscribed on this jug! A one-gallon jug, about 10.5 high, salt glazed, c. No potter named Lucas was listed in Jim Murphy’s book on 19th-century Muskingum County pottery. We struggled to re-interpret the last name to fit a known potter thinking […]
Tagged: antique | inscribed | ohio | signed | stoneware | whiskey | zanesville
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