Lot #: 180
Price Realized: $1,092.50
($950 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Extremely Rare Stoneware Mortar, Inscribed "Sam Slick," Western PA origin, circa 1875, heavy stoneware mortar with pronounced foot and tooled rim, decorated with freehand cobalt stripes extending around to the back and the name "Sam Slick" in cobalt script. Sam Slick was a humorous character created by Canadian author Thomas Chandler Halliburton in 1835, and became widely popular in not only Canada, but the United States and Great Britain, as well. The inscription on this mortar may refer to either this popular character or one of at least two Samuel Slicks residing in southwestern PA during the time period. Albany slip glazed interior. An extremely rare American stoneware form. Includes stone and wooden pestle. Three cracks from rim, two measuring 2 1/2" and one measuring 5 1/2". Rim chips. H 6 3/4".
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