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Scarce Alkaline-Glazed Stoneware Jar with Wooden Lid, Stamped "L. MILES," Lewis Miles's Stony Bluff Manufactory, Horse Creek Valley, Edgefield District, SC, mid 19th century, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and arched lug handles, the surface covered in a olive-colored alkaline glaze. Impressed at the shoulder with the stamp, "L. MILES," used at the Stony Bluff Manufactory under the ownership of Lewis Miles. Includes old wooden lid. An approximately 2 1/8" flake to proper left handle. Two flakes to proper right handle, measuring 1" and 1/2". In-the-firing residue to proper left handle on reverse. A 1 1/2" flake to rim and a minor chip to interior of rim. Small chips to inner for lid. Light surface wear. H (excluding lid) 11 1/2".