Lot #: 363
Price Realized: $431.25
($375 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 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.
Miniature Anna Pottery Stoneware Stanhope Jug with Lord's Prayer, attributed to Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Anna, IL, fourth quarter 19th century, molded miniature jug with Albany-slip-glazed surface, hollowed base, and magnifying lense in spout. When interior of jug is viewed through spout, a microphotographic image of the Lord's Prayer is visible. Stanhopes became popular during the second half of the 19th century, and allowed one to view a microphotograph without using a microscope. They are named after Charles, the third Earl of Stanhope, the creator of the powerful lens that made microphotographic viewing possible. Anna Stanhopes are difficult-to-find retaining their original lenses, as this example does. Excellent condition. H 7/8-of-an-inch.
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