Rare attrib. Hinkle-Mort Pottery, Jefferson County, TN Diminutive Glazed Redware Jar w/ Lid, c1855-60

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Rare Diminutive Glazed Redware Jar with Lid, attributed to the Hinkle-Mort Pottery, Jefferson County, TN, circa 1855-1860, cylindrical jar with tapered mouth, decorated with two rows of combed wavy incising between three rows of straight incised lines. Includes original domed lid with large, rounded finial and tooled incising. Surface of lid and jar covered in a mottled-brown lead-and-manganese glaze. Exceptional size and appealing lidded form. Exhibited: Tennessee Turned, Earthenware and Stoneware Made in East Tennessee 1800-1900, Museum of East Tennessee History, May 16-October 30, 2011. Provenance: Descended in the Mort family of Shady Grove; Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals, May 21, 2011, lot 126. Jar in very nice condition with a 1/2" chip to underside along edge, wear to rim, and an in-the-firing ping to midsection. Lid in excellent condition with a minor edge chip. H (including lid) 6 1/2".

Rare attrib. Hinkle-Mort Pottery, Jefferson County, TN Diminutive Glazed Redware Jar w/ Lid, c1855-60

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