03-07-201003-07-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2494Boston
March 7, 2010 11:00 AMCalender
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Stoneware Jar with Incised Cobalt Blue Decoration

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$1,304$1,100
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2494Location: BostonDate / Time: March 07, 2010 11:00AM

Description:

Stoneware Jar with Incised Cobalt Blue Decoration, possibly David Morgan, New York City, 1795-1803, ovoid 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, and blue-daubed 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 $400-600

Keywords

New York City, Charles Tuttle Company, Rutland Vermont