Nashville Stoneware Advertising Pottery Jug

Middle Tennessee advertising whiskey jug, Peerless Distillery, having an overall white slip glaze with cobalt stenciled lettering to the body reading "Peerless Distillery / Hand Made Sour Mash / Tennessee Whiskey / M. Ryan, / Nashville, Tenn" within a cobalt border with cobalt and white slip stenciled lines around the top and lower body, additionally stamed "3" below the spout denoting capacity. 16 3/4" H. Late 19th/early 20th century.
Condition Report: Some craquelure to glaze, approx. 3" hairline to body below stencil.