Rare HENDERSON & RUDD / WATERTOWN, JEFF. CO., N.Y 3 Gal. Stoneware Jug

November 2, 2013 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 85

Price Realized: $201.25

($175 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)

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Very Rare Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Jug, Stamped "HENDERSON & RUDD / WATERTOWN," New York State origin, circa 1867-1868, three-gallon ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-squared spout, decorated with a brushed design of three flowers extending from a stem. The very rare maker's mark of John H. Henderson and brothers, Harrison N. and Wilbur F. Rudd, impressed into the shoulder with cobalt highlights. Henderson was born in 1811 in Champion, NY and is listed as a potter in the Watertown, NY business directories from 1855 to 1867-1868. Harrison Nathaniel Rudd and Wilbur F. Rudd were also born in Champion, NY in 1840 and 1841 respectively, and are listed as brickmakers in the 1860 U.S. Census of Watertown, NY. Both Rudds served in Company A, 10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment from August 17, 1862 until June 23, 1865. The partnership between Henderson and the brothers Rudd probably lasted from 1867 to 1868. Excellent condition with a minor spout chip, a minor stone ping to right of decoration, and a tiny chip to edge on underside.