Very Rare Stoneware Jar Inscribed "Jehu T. Wooten," Washington County, Virginia, late 19th century

Winter 2025 Auction of the Carole Wahler Collection

Lot #: 208

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Very Rare Salt-Glazed Stoneware Jar, Inscribed "Jehu T. Wooten," Washington County, VA origin, late 19th century, rotund jar with thin, semi-squared rim, incised "Jehu T. Wooten" in large script across the midsection. Jehu T. Wooten must be John Turner Wooten (1839 - 1896), son of John "Jehu" Wooten, Jr. (1802-1868), both Washington County potters operating in the second half of the nineteenth century. Stylistically, this jar is closely related to the work of the Vestals, into whose family Jehu Wooten, Jr. had married. Based on Wahler's research, this vessel was produced at the Wooten family pottery, which was founded in Zenobia circa 1880 by James Alexander Wooten and his brother, (William) Turner. Exhibited: Legacy in Clay: The Pottery of Washington County, William King Regional Arts Center, July 22 to November 20, 2005. Missing proper left handle. Broken into two sections and reglued, including a crack extending across shoulder area on front. Damage includes a 3 3/4" sliver-shaped flake along break as well as chipping along the crack at the shoulder. A few rim chips. H 14 1/4".

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