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| Figure 30 Storage jar, Schermerhorn Pottery, Richmond, Virginia, 1817–1837. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 14 1/2". Capacity: 4 gallons. (Private collection.) On one side of this large, elongated vessel is a cobalt capacity mark—“4”—elaborately underscored with horizontal blue lines and squiggle mark. On the other side is an incised profile of a man highlighted with blue, and, incised across the figure’s collar, is “john p.” The image is presumed to be the signed self-portrait of the vessel’s maker, John P. Schermerhorn. |