Item 10581
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks, is this monumental 5 Gallon Stoneware Jug made and stamped by "Riedinger & Caire, Poughkeepsie, N.Y." 
 
This is the stamp of Philip Riedinger and Adam Caire of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. who partnered in stoneware from 1857 to 1878 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware , p. 65). 
 
This beauty features a Large Size, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Brushed Cobalt Floral with Four Blossoms on a Leafy Stem-- all in Bright and Shiny Cobalt.   Stands 17 1/4" tall.  
 
Excellent Condition.  A 1" chip on the spout back by the handle.  That's it!  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  A kiln touch and slight recess on the left side with a 1" firing line below in the making. 
 
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