Eli Sebastian (1853-1919 Wilkes County, NC), Two Quart Jug

Salt glazed stoneware decorated with turnings at the throat, wide applied arched handle with thumb groove, double stamped "ELI SEBASTIAN".

7 in.

Private Collection, Concord, North Carolina

See "Turners and Burners" by Charles Zug p.64. According to Zug, Eli Sebastian was a minister as well as a potter.

Over-fired; old quartz pop mark on the handle and underside base.