Lot #: 147
Price Realized: $270.00
($225 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 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.
Extremely Rare Five-Gallon Stoneware Churn with Incised Profanity, Stamped "G. UNSER / JEFFERSONVILLE / IND.," third quarter 19th century, semi-ovoid churn with tooled shoulder, squared rim, and arched tab handles, incised in large script with the word, "Shit," at the shoulder. Salt-glazed surface. It is unclear whether this churn was made to be used as a sort of traveling commode or whether the potter was simply writing the word as an exclamation or joke. Very few examples of 19th century American pottery with profanity exist. A 2 1/4" flake to front of rim and a minor chip to side of rim. Minor chips to inner rim for lid. A 1" Y-shaped line, continuing 1 3/4" up base on reverse. Minor white paint residue. H 17".
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