3 NC Stoneware Items, incl. Hancock Jug, Craven Cream
Three (3) North Carolina stoneware pottery items, including one (1) from the Griffin Collection. 1st item: William Henry Hancock (Moore County, NC, 1825-1924) jug with brown alkaline glaze having molded lip, applied strap handle, and stamped "W. H. Hancock" below incised line to neck. 8 1/8" H x 7" W. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) Jacob Dorris Craven (Randolph and later Moore County, NC, 1827-1895) salt-glazed cream pots, having molded rims, stamped "J.D. Craven" to body. Smallest pot with sticker reading "Griffin Collection Lot No. 87" to underside of base. Ranging in size from 5 1/4" H x 7 7/8" W to 6 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W. Provenance: Private Southern collection
Condition Report: 1st item: Very minor flaking to base edge. 5" horizontal flaw in the making to lower body. 2nd-3rd items: Largest pot with 1" hairline extending from lower body to base, possibly in the making. Smallest pot with approximately 6" tight hairline extending from lower body to base.
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Three (3) North Carolina stoneware pottery items, including one (1) from the Griffin Collection. 1st item: William Henry Hancock (Moore County, NC, 1825-1924) jug with brown alkaline glaze having molded lip, applied strap handle, and stamped "W. H. Hancock" below incised line to neck. 8 1/8" H x 7" W. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) Jacob Dorris Craven (Randolph and later Moore County, NC, 1827-1895) salt-glazed cream pots, having molded rims, stamped "J.D. Craven" to body. Smallest pot with sticker reading "Griffin Collection Lot No. 87" to underside of base. Ranging in size from 5 1/4" H x 7 7/8" W to 6 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W. Provenance: Private Southern collection
Condition Report: 1st item: Very minor flaking to base edge. 5" horizontal flaw in the making to lower body. 2nd-3rd items: Largest pot with 1" hairline extending from lower body to base, possibly in the making. Smallest pot with approximately 6" tight hairline extending from lower body to base.