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East Tennessee redware bottle, attrib. Cain pottery

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Extremely rare glazed earthenware bottle, attributed to the Cain pottery of Sullivan County, TN. Lead glaze with a manganese overglaze to the bottle neck, resulting in a pleasing alternate glaze color design. Incised sine wave design around the circumference of the bottle shoulder, surrounded by incised line borders on each side, footed base, partial glaze to the unglazed bottom, a couple of manganese drips to the lower body. The sine wave incising pattern, double rim, footed base, use of manganese as a second color, and crevice/roughness to the lead glaze base are all attributes of redware from the Cain pottery. The successful glazing of manganese to the neck to create the alternate color effect and bottle form are unique. Condition - minor, shallow chips to rim, clean break to base of the neck, reglued with minimal loss. 8" height. Circa 1850.

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