John Wesley Helton (Catawba County, NC, 1846-1923), Canning Jar

Half gallon size, alkaline and glass glaze, collar with inner ledge, straight sides, stamp legible but slightly indistinct "J.W.H./ BLACKBURN, NC".

9 1/2 in.

Single-Owner Southern Pottery, Private Collection

John Wesley was the earliest known potter of the extensive Hilton Family.

Tight Y-shape hairline from the base upwards.