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Nov 22, 2024
RARE STAMPED "J. MILLER / ALEX", ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, designated three-gallon capacity, ovoid form with flat-top rounded rim, double-incised shoulder rings, uneven applied tab handles, and pronounced foot. Brushed cobalt "3" capacity to front, additional cobalt encircling handles. 1824-1826. 14 1/2" H, 7 3/4" D rim.
Literature: Parallels Wilder - Alexandria, Virginia Pottery, 1792-1876, p. 60, fig. JM001, a, and b.
Catalogue Note: James Miller was one of Alexandria, Virginia's pottery trailblazers. He is first listed as a potter on the city's tax rolls in 1797. Information gathered from historical records indicate Miller worked alongside many of the city's other early potters including Henry Piercy and Lewis Plum until 1820. By 1824, Miller had established his own pottery but the business would be short-lived. In 1826, the potter was forced to declare bankruptcy and was placed in debtors prison. James Miller was released from prison in 1827. No further information has been ascertained on Miller following his release.
According to Wilder, in his book Alexandria, Virginia Pottery, 1792-1876, very few pieces of Miller's pottery are known. He is apparently also the only potter known to strictly use brushed cobalt capacity marks, making this vessel extremely rare.
Having a moderate rim chip, two areas with glued repairs including rectangular chip to base and an 11" x 12" area to front, and some scattered chips to foot.
From the estate collection of Alfred "Al" Marzorini, Washington, DC.
Crocker Farm, 7/21/2012, lot 70.
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