A Large Cobalt-Decorated Stoneware Canning Jar

Samuel Cooper, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mid 19th Century

of conical shape, with everted lip and tooled collar, with cobalt stenciled Samuel Cooper No. 7 Diamond Pittsburgh on three lines separated by free hand cobalt lines, with two lines at top and bottom and row of dashes and flourishes.

Height 9 1/2 inches.
Condition Report: Extremely tight base spider, probably as made, with one hairline extending 2" up right side. Stray dab of white paint on right front.