Item 9182
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 4 Gallon Stoneware Ovoid Jar 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).
 
Made around the 1850's, this Jar has the Early Ovoid Form,Tall Neck with Squared Rim, Inscribed Shoulder, and Impressed Capacity Number and Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Swipe, and Two Large Brushed Cobalt Tulips.  Measures 13 3/4" tall and 10 1/4" wide across the top.
 
Very Good Condition.  Five chips inside the rim (1/4" to 3/4"), a chip outside the rim in the back (3/4"), a 1/4" flake on the left handle, a 1/2" chip on the underside and a hairline from the rim to the left handle (closeup).  No cracks, stains, or restoration.  A 4" horizontal drying line near the bottom of the right side in the making.  
 
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