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JOSEPH SILBER (ATTRIBUTED), VIRGINIA DECORATED SAL

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JOSEPH SILBER (ATTRIBUTED), VIRGINIA DECORATED SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE PITCHER, "1" gallon capacity stamp, semi-ovoid form with bold rings below the flattened rim, lightly incised shoulder rings, and a pronounced foot, simple brushed cobalt feathers flanking the spout, additional cobalt at handle terminals. Joseph Silber, Highland or Rockingham Co. 1866-1890. 10" h, 5 1/4" dia rim.
Reference: See Evans/Suter, p. 50, fig. 56, for a nearly identical example with the same rare capacity mark, and a discussion of the possible Highland Co. origin.
Provenance: Collection of Elizabeth and Frank Suter.
Note: .

Chip to either side of rim, 3" hairline down spout, light hairline across base

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