Lot 267:
Shelbyville Kentucky Salt Glazed Stoneware Pitcher with Cobalt Decoration
Description
A salt-glazed stoneware pitcher featuring a bulbous neck and a straight lower body. The exterior is finished in a light grey salt glaze, decorated with cobalt blue slip motifs including a wavy band around the neck, a stylized leaf or feather design on the body, and two horizontal bands at the base. The body is incised with the text SHELBYVILLE in an arch and KENTUCKY horizontally at the base, with the lettering filled with cobalt blue. The interior of the pitcher and the flat top of the rim are finished in a dark brown Albany-type slip glaze. The piece has a flared spout and a simple strap handle. On the underside of the base, there are hand-incised characters that appear to include a cursive J or F and a lower-case y or g, with the word Hill written below; however, the handwriting is stylized and the full signature is not clearly legible as a specific name.Height: 7 1/2 inchesWidth: 6 inches (including handle).
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