Figure 62 Storage jar, attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Samuel Wilson, and/or associates, Richmond or Henrico County, Virginia, 1817–1850. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 14". Mark: stamped “3” within a circular toothlike border. Capacity: 3 gallons. (Private collection.) Found in central Virginia, this ovoid stoneware jar has an elongated neck (1"+) resembling DuVal wares, a flat rim, three concentric incised lines at the collar, and slightly curved earlike handles with blunt ends resembling those from both Richmond and Rockbridge County.
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