Item 10508
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 5 Gallon Stoneware Churn made and stamped by "P. H. Smith."
 
This is the mark of Phillip Smith who made pottery in Springfield Township, Ohio in the 1840's and 1850's under this stamp (See F. Robert Treichler, A History of Northeast Ohio Stoneware , pp. 79-80).
 
This churn comes from the collection or F. Robert Treichler, portions of which I bought this year. 
 
Made around the 1850's, this churn has the Early Semi-Ovoid Form, Squared Rim, Impressed Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Swipe, and a Large Brushed Cobalt Tulip.  The tulip has 7 Leaves of three different varieties and a blossom with four petals.   Stands 16 1/2" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  Three minor chips on the inner lid-seating ring, and a surface Y-shaped surface craze line on the top right (closeup).  That's it!  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  
 
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