A.W. Johnston Antiques
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Jonathan Fenton Stoneware Jar, J.F. Cartouche & Cobalt Flower, Boston, c.1795
$5,800
PeriodLate 18th century, c.1795
MakerJonathan Fenton, Boston, Massachusetts
MaterialsSalt-glazed stoneware with cobalt decoration
ConditionChips to the rim. A tight hairline descends from the rim through the collar on the BOSTON side, and a network of fine surface hairlines and crazing crosses the body on both sides; none pass through the wall and the piece is solid. Unglazed base.
Dimensions11 inches wide by 13 ¼ inches tall.
Ovoid salt-glazed stoneware jar with a footed base, tooled collar, and open loop handles, the handle terminals brushed in cobalt, impressed BOSTON below the collar. One side carries an impressed, cobalt-highlighted oval cartouche with the script initials J.F. inside a rope border, the seal of potter Jonathan Fenton; the other side is decorated with a brushed cobalt flower on a leafy stem. Areas of kiln burn to the collar and lower body.
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