Figure 63 Storage jar, attributed to John P. Schermerhorn, Samuel Wilson, and/or associates, Richmond or Henrico County, Virginia, 1817–1850. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 15 1/2". Capacity: approx. 4 gallons. (Private collection.) This vessel has a diminutive squared-off rim above a pronounced 3/4-inch collar similar to that illustrated in fig. 64. The cobalt swag-and-tassel decoration on the front resembles the decoration on the jar illustrated in fig. 42. On the reverse is a single floral motif with a “lollipop” bloom.
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