STAMPED "E. SUTER. / HARRISONBURG / ROCKINGHAM CO / VA", SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, "2" gallon capacity mark, ovoid form with square collared rim and arched handles. Emanuel Suter's New Erection Pottery west of Harrisonburg, VA. Circa 1866-1880. 12" HOA, 7" DOA rim.
Literature: Mark as Evans/Suter - A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware, p. 65, fig. 96, and Comstock - The Pottery of the Shenandoah Valley Region, p. 334, fig. 6.44.
Provenance: The collection of Charles R. Cline, Fishersville, VA.
Jeffrey S. Evans (T/A GVA), 6/28/08, lot 9.
Ex-collection of Elizabeth and Frank Suter, Harrisonburg, VA.
Catalogue Note: This is the rarest of Suter's name stamps.
Condition
Very good condition, rim with a shallow chip and flake, sealed freeze crack around part of base and up one side.