Pictured is a quite uncommon blue decorated stoneware water cooler offered for sale. The approximate three (3) gallon size cooler is freehand decorated with a large flower on stem design. The design is quite vivid & was applied with wide, long brush strokes. The ovoid cooler is unmarked but is attributed to the Portage/Summit County […]
Tagged: 1830-65 | blue | cooler | decorated | early | glazed | novel | salt | stoneware | water
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Pictured is an early blue & white (off-white) spongeware pitcher offered for sale. The pitcher has a great bulbous, ovoid shape & form, a small pinched spout, & a brown Albany slip glazed interior. There are two thin incised bands around the midsection as well. The sponged decoration has a “mossy” effect, specific to these […]
Tagged: blue | hand-thrown | navarre | novel | ohio | pitcher | spongeware | stoneware | white
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Pictured is a novel blue & white stoneware jug offered for sale. The two-toned cone top jug has a very unique coloration, a white Bristol glazed base & a blue which I’ll refer to as a dark “Air Force” blue. A great color contrast, great eye-appeal. It measures 11″ in height, 6 3/4″ in base […]
Tagged: blue | gallon | midwestern | novel | origin | stoneware | two-toned | white
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Pictured is an uncommon & infrequently seen blue & white stoneware pie plate offered for sale. The plate has an embossed Trellis design around the body & numerous small squares on the underside. In the center is a large debossed 5-pointed star. The plate measures 1 1/2″ in height, 9 3/8″ in diameter, & dates […]
Tagged: blue | embossed | glaze | novel | plate | salt | stoneware | trellis | white
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Pictured is a small miniature stoneware figural rabbit bank available for sale. The crouching rabbit has long. Lop ears & is overglazed with brown Albany slip glaze. It measures 2 5/8″ in height, 5 1/4″ in length, & dates. From 1915 – 1935. It’s in excellent condition with no nicks, damage or repairs whatsoever. The […]
Tagged: albany | bank | brown | crouching | figural | glazed | novel | rabbit | slip | stoneware
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Pictured is a quite uncommon & rare salt glazed stoneware KILN TESTER. The rectangular bar was used to measure the relative shrinkage of items when placed in the kiln at a specific temperature & duration. The bar is incised with the measurements of 6″ & 2″ prior to firing. The markings now depict measurements of […]
Tagged: dated | glazed | kiln | novel | rare | salt | stoneware | tester
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