Incised Cobalt Blue Decorated Stoneware Jar

Description:

Incised Cobalt Blue Decorated Stoneware Jar, possibly David Morgan, New York City, early 19th century, ovoid-form jar with incised lines about the shoulder and applied lug handles, the side is embellished with an incised diamond within a circle bordered by eight incised hearts filled with cobalt blue as well as the handle terminals, (minor chips),ht. 9 in.

Note: Similar incised heart decoration is found on a signed David Morgan/New York jug, illustrated in Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America, by David Blake Webster, Charles Tuttle Company, Rutland Vermont, publisher, plate 204 p. 160.
Estimate $800-1,200

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