Yellow-body Slip-decorated Chamber Pot

Description:

Yellow-body Slip-decorated Chamber Pot, possibly Lewis Pottery, Louisville, Kentucky, c. 1840, with brown slip annular bands, dots, and wavy trailings, extruded handle, ht. 5 1/8, dia. 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: The Jonathan Rickard Collection.
The Collection of Jonathan Rickard
Estimate $150-250

Rim has a chip and associated hairline crack, foot ring has an apparent in the making loss and later chipping.


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