COFFMAN FAMILY, ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, approximately two-gallon capacity, ovoid form with arched double-groove extruded handles, heavy bead below the medium collar and flat-top rim, base with beveled edge and clamshell-pattern cut-off lines underneath. Brushed cobalt foliate decoration on each side consisting of three unusual elongated flower heads and feathered leaves, additional cobalt dashes on collar and outlining handles. Attributed to William Carlton Coffman (1822-1896) or his son William Samuel Coffman (1846-1912), working at Henry H. Miller's Elk Run Pottery near Conrad's Store/Elkton, VA. Circa 1860. 12" H, 7 3/4" D rim.
Literature: Parallels Evans/Suter - A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware, p. 54, fig. 68.
Provenance: Descended in the Shoemaker/Shumaker family of Elkton, VA.
Condition
Excellent as-found condition with no cracks or hairlines, rim with one moderate and two small chips to outer edge, one handle with two moderate chips.