PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ATTRIBUTED DECORATED STONEWARE

PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ATTRIBUTED DECORATED STONEWARE PITCHER, salt-glazed, approximately half-gallon capacity, truncated ovoid form with beaded rim, double incised neck rings, and double-groove strap handle. Bold brushed cobalt tulip decoration with ten blossoms on front and two additional tulips on neck. Attributed to Thomas and John Ducey's Petersburg Stone Ware Manufactory, Petersburg, VA. 1855-1872. 8 5/8" H, 4 3/4" D rim.
Undamaged. Manufacturing imperfections include three stacking scars to top of rim and kiln kiss, as made.
Literature: Parallels Hunter (ed.) - Ceramics in America 2013, "The Remarkable 19th-Century Stoneware of Virginia's Lower James River Valley", by Kurt Russ, Rob Hunter, Oliver Mueller-Heubach, and Marshall Goodman, p. 250, fig. 77.
Provenance: From a private collection.
Catalogue Note: Wares from the Ducey pottery are very rare. We could locate no other examples of a pitcher.
Condition Report: Undamaged. Manufacturing imperfections include three stacking scars to top of rim and kiln kiss, as made.