Item 9795
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Unusally Large 6 Gallon Stoneware Preserve Jar made and impressed for the merchant "L. G. Paul & Co., 143 Blackstone St., Boston." 
 
The decoration indicates that this jar was made by the Ottman Brothers of Fort Edward, N.Y.  William and Gilbert Ottman who ran their company from 1872-1892 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware , p. 68).
 
Circa 1880, this beauty sports a Very Large Size, the Merchant Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Freehand Stylized Floral Bouquet in Bright Cobalt found on Ottman Stoneware.  Stands 16 3/4" tall.  
 
Excellent Condition.  Three minor chips and a 1" chip on the lid seating ring, a narrow 1" chip inside the rim, a 1/2" chip on the base, and some scattered light staining.  No outer rim chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
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