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STAMPED "E. SUTER", ROCKINGHAM CO., VA LEAD-GLAZED E

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STAMPED "E. SUTER", ROCKINGHAM CO., VA LEAD-GLAZED EARTHENWARE CROCK, "1/4" gallon capacity stamp, maker's stamp with star to right and enclosed in an elongated serrated-edge frame, double glazed wide-mouth form with bold broad flat-top rim and four deeply incised medial rings which are placed noticeably lower than on most examples. Attributed to Emanuel Suter, New Erection Pottery. 1870-1890. 6" h, 5 5/8" dia rim.
Reference: Published Evans/Suter, front cover, p. 17, pl. 29, p. 78, pl. 49, and p. 79, fig. 133.
Provenance: Collection of Elizabeth and Frank Suter. Exhibited: Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Dayton, VA, 2004, "A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware - The Rockingham County, Virginia School of Folk Pottery," #133.
Note: This diminutive crock was chosen to grace the cover of the Evans/Suter exhibit catalog because of its exceptional coloration and classic Rockingham Co. form - a form that was popular in the county for over 50 years.

Several shallow chips and light flaking to rim, 4" hairline off rim, very light hairline at base

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