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Oct 23, 2021
Edgefield District, South Carolina, circa 1850, likely Kirksey's Crossroads, light tan alkaline glaze over ovoid form, looping iron slip decoration around shoulder of jar with double line slip decoration between handles, curved neck, angled rim, two applied lug handles, 13-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Virginia Collection
Note: This piece appears to have identification stickers on the base, likely applied when brought in for a program at the McKissick Museum.
glaze voids and anomalies as made, 4 in. hairline from shoulder to rim of jar with other minor associated hairlines, continued into interior rim, also evident in interior, flaking to iron slip decoration at corners of both handles, hairline firing separations to edges of handles, minor chips and wear to base edge
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