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Shenandoah Valley Multi-Glazed Redware Pitcher and Washbowl Set, attributed to J. Eberly & Co., Strasburg, VA, circa 1890, vasiform pitcher with footed base, upswept spout, and spurred handle, including its original bowl with strap handles embellished with faux screwhead terminals and applied balls of clay, the rim with applied soap dish surmounted by "fiddlehead" scrollwork flanked by balls of clay. Surface of each dipped in cream-colored slip, decorated with streaks of copper and manganese, and covered in a clear lead glaze. Pitcher features attractive heavy copper application. Pitcher handle broken into three pieces and reglued, with a 1 7/8" glazed-over base chip on reverse, a 1 1/4" flake to spout, a tiny glaze flake to front, minor chip to front of spout, and some minor surface wear. Bowl in unusually strong condition for a fragile form that is often found with significant damage: wear to edge of soap dish, small chips and wear to rim, a small flake to proper left handle, a minor flake to proper right handle, a 1 3/8" flake to underside of foot, and a minor chip to underside of foot. H (of pitcher) 11 1/4" ; Dimensions (of bowl) 14 1/2" x 6 1/4".
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