Item 10822
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks are 2 Stoneware Jars attributed to R. J. Grier of Chester County, Pennsylvania for 1 Money.
 
Ralph Grier and family ran a pottery in Mount Jordan, Chester County, Pennsylvania from the 1840's to 1910 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 12-13).
 
Dating to the 1870's, these beauty feature a Carefully Tooled Rim to Allow a Covering to be Tied Over the Top and Under the Rim, and Brushed Cobalt Decoration in the Distinctive Grier Style.  
 
The taller one is a 1 1/2" gallon with two flowers.  Stands 11" tall.  A 2 1/4" drying/firing line inside as shown. No chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  The shorter on is 1/2 gallon with three leaves.  It stands 8 1/2" tall.  About 70% of the bottom came off to a depth of 1" and was reglued.  Otherwise mint. 😁
 
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