Lot #: 234
Price Realized: $460.00
($400 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 14 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Large-Sized Open-Handled Stoneware Jar with Alkaline Glaze, Stamped "JBL," Jesse Bradford Long, Crawford County, GA, circa 1860, ovoid jar with flared rim and open strap handles, covered in a reddish-brown alkaline glaze. Impressed "JBL" on one handle. Excellent form. According to John Burrison's Roots of a Region: Southern Folk Culture, Long, who was in his fifties when the Civil War broke out, served as a home guard captain and produced chamberpots and other wares for Confederate hospitals. Reglued approximately 2 1/2" x 4" wedge at base. Restored 3" x 1 1/4" section to rim. Thin horizontal crack in one handle. H 15 3/4".
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