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Edgefield Stoneware jar and lid, slave marked

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Edgefield South Carolina stoneware jar with original domed lid, marked near base of jar with a "C" mark and five incised squares on the upper midsection,  attributed to the Pottersville Stoneware Manufactory, Edgefield District of South Carolina. "Alkaline-glazed stoneware sherds recovered from the site of the Pottersville Manufactory are stamped or incised with a variety of marks, consisting  of single or paired letters or symbols placed just above the base of the vessels. The placement and distinctive style of these marks make them an important tool for the identification of early Pottersville ware. Pottersville may have been the earliest site where alkaline glazed stoneware was produced in Edgefield." Crossroads of Clay, McKissick Museum. Marks on the base of Abner Landrum's pottery include single incised letters B, C, and a backwards S as well as other symbols. Abner Landrum operated the pottery from 1819-1828. Five Square impressions likely formed from square nails on upper midsection indicate a 5 gallon capacity. Capacity marks of this type were often done by slave potters. Condition - jar has an old drill hole in bottom of approx. 1/4" diameter, minor shallow chips on one handle and lid, hairline cracks in the lid, firing or freeze crack at base. Height of jar 15", height of lid 4", diameter of lid 6". Early 19th century.

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