Figure 55 Jug, attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Samuel Wilson, and/or associates, Richmond or Henrico County, Virginia, 1817–1850. Salt-glazed stoneware. Capacity: 3 gallons. (Private collection; photo, Ralph Arthur.) Mirroring the form of the jug illustrated in fig. 54, this piece features a primitive brushed-cobalt owl; it is also pictured in Kurt C. Russ, “Exploring Western Virginia Potteries,” Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts 21, no. 2 (1996): 115, fig. 10.