Item 10864
 
Coning to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 4 Gallon Stoneware Jar with Freehand Decoration. 
 
Circa 1865 and most likely hailing from Beaver, Pennsylvania or vicinity, this beauty features a Top and Bottom Stripe that Frames a Freehand Capacity Number and an Elaborate Vine with Three Blossoms that Undulates Across the Front.  Bold and shiny cobalt.  Stands 14 1/4" tall.
 
Excellent Condition. Two chips inside the rim (3/8", 1/2"), and a 2 1/2" surface U-shaped ping on the bottom edge on the left side (closeup).  No outer rim chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  Slightly out-of-round in the making. 
 
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