Salt Glazed 2 Gallon Stoneware Jar, F. Laufersweiler, Empire City Pottery, NYC

517 & 519 W 27. ST. NY
New York City... pieces with this mark are scarce

Scarce Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "F LAUFERSWEILER / EMPIRE CITY POTTERY / 517 & 519 W 27. ST. NY", cylindrical jar with applied lug handles and flared rim, decorated with a slip-trailed design of a crested bird perched on a stylized branch [rare]. Cobalt highlights the maker's mark and capacity mark. (Francis Laufersweiler)

Date: 1880

Measurement: Height: 11.75", 2-gallons

Material: Stoneware

Condition: Overall, very good; Y-shaped hairline crack extending across underside, part of which extends 2-inches up front of jar.

Reference: See American Stoneware by William C. Ketchum, published by Henry Holt and Company, 1991; pp. 64 - 65.

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