Item 1216
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this early 2 Gallon Ovoid Jug Made and Stamped by "Goodwin & Webster."
 
This is the work of Horace Goodwin and Mack Webster who ran the pottery in Hartford from 1831-1840 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 60-61).
 
This beauty features the Early Ovoid Form with Reeded Spout, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and Cobalt Accent at the Bottom Handle Terminal.  Stands 13 1/2" tall. 
 
Very Good Condition.  A shallow 3/8" chip on each side of the spout, a 1/2" chip on the left shoulder, four narrow chips on the bottom edge (1/4" to 2 1/2"), a couple stains, and a thin layer of molasses in the bottom.  No hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  A few scattered stone pings and a 3" firing line along the base in the making (closeup).  
 
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