| Figure 1 Storage jar, Lewis Miles pottery, 1858. Alkaline-glazed stoneware. H. 25 5/8". Incised in script at shoulder: “This jar is to Mr Segler who keeps the bar in orange burg / for Mr Edwards a Gentleman—who formly kept Mr thos bacons horses / April 21 1858”; on opposite shoulder: “When you fill this jar with pork or beef / Scot will be there to get a peace,— / Dave” and twenty-five short slashes (two rows of ten and one of five). (Courtesy, Arthur Goldberg; unless otherwise noted, all photos by Gavin Ashworth.) | |
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