Five Gallon Crock, James Franklin Seagle (1829-1892 Lincoln County, NC)

Alkaline glazed stoneware of a highly ovoid form with rounded rim and short neck, dark glossy glaze with evidence there may have been glass runs from the handles, strong frontal stamp "JFS / V".

15 x 10 in.

Private Collection, South Carolina

Amorphous clay adheres to the front and is partially through to the interior; rim scrape and 1 in. chip; handles have some chips to outer edges.