Incised Decorated Two-Handled Redware Jar

Description:

Incised Decorated Two-Handled Redware Jar, possibly William Weidel, Tulpehocken, Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, c. 1860, baluster-form jar with applied reeded strap handles, coggled bands around rim, shoulder, and middle, one side ornamented with an incised bird perched on a branch, the other side with a leafy branch, (minor glaze wear),ht. 6 1/8 in.

Provenance: Ex Gale H. Carter collection, Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

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