Lot #: 158
Price Realized: $472.00
($400 hammer, plus 18% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 6 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.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jug, Stamped "Morgantown" and Incised "Green", Thompson Pottery, Morgantown, WV, circa 1860, cylindrical jug with tooled, wide-mouthed spout, the shoulder impressed with rare "Morgantown" maker's mark and a two-gallon Thompson Pottery capacity mark. Underside with incised script inscription, "Green", likely a reference to the piece being unfired "greenware" or a reference to the family name "Greenland", as in David Greenland Thompson. Provenance: From an over forty-year private collection. Excellent, essentially as-made condition.
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