Figure 9  Storage jar, Schermerhorn Pottery, Richmond, Virginia, 1817–1850. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 12". Capacity: 2 gallons. (Courtesy, Old Salem, Inc., Collection of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts; photo, MESDA.) This ovoid storage jar, decorated with brushed-cobalt floral motifs involving horizontal vines interspersed with alternating round blossoms, is stamped with Schermerhorn’s maker’s mark, which includes a leaflike flourish.