VERY RARE Antique Blue Spongeware Pottery Pitcher w/ Embossed Floral Design
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VERY RARE Antique Blue Spongeware Pottery Pitcher w/ Embossed Floral Design:
$59.99
VERY RARE FIND! Gorgeous antique blue spongeware pottery pitcher made of tough, chip resistant Stoneware. This is probably from the late 1800\'s or turn of the century. Great piece of farmhouse pottery.
In some of the earliest spongeware pieces that have been found, a cobalt oxide was used as a glaze. Cobalt oxide has been defined as the \"most powerful coloring oxide, producing a deep blue or black color.\"
It has a raised floral design on each side, and some gold highlights.
It is about 9 1/2\" tall , 5\" wide at the base and 3 7/8\" at the opening.
It is in good vintage condition with fine surface age crazing on the inside and outside, and I count 5 very small chips on the bottom of the pitcher (shown in pictures below), with 3 of them measuring 1/2\" and 2 measuring 1/8\". Outstanding condition considering the age of this pitcher.
VERY RARE Antique Blue Spongeware Pottery Pitcher w/ Embossed Floral Design:
$59.99