A Rare Eagle Pottery Stoneware Three Gallon Jug

J.B. Hezlep, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, Last Quarter 19th Century

of tall ovoid form with tooled spout, applied and tooled c-shaped handle with blue dash at top, stenciled J.B. Hezlep, Turtle Creek PA. above the elaborate stenciled eagle of the Eagle Pottery and stenciled capacity mark.

Height 16 inches.

The same eagle was frequently used by James Hamilton & Co. of Greensboro.

Provenance: Ex. Crocker Farm, March 14, 2015, Lot 481
Condition Report: Rim with 1.5" chip, and 1" chip on side of spout. Tight hairline on base and left side of decoration. Old chip to right side.