RARE GEO J BLACK MEYERSDALE PA STONEWARE 4GAL CROCK E PLURIBUS UNUM COBALT EAGLE For Sale

RARE GEO J BLACK MEYERSDALE PA STONEWARE 4GAL CROCK E PLURIBUS UNUM COBALT EAGLE

Item Description

!!!!!

AMAZING FIND

ANTIQUE

GEO J BLACK

STONEWARE CROCK

What a FABULOUS addition to your collection!!!

This is a Ca 1873-1885
Salt Glazed 4 Gallon Crock.
Cylindrical with tooled shoulder,
rounded rim,
and applied lug handles.
Decorated on one side with a
desirable eagle motif,
stenciled American Eagle,
holding a banner bearing the text
\"E PLURIBUS UNUM\"
Latin for \"Out of many, one\",
The phrase on the Seal of the United States,
adopted by an Act of Congress in 1782.

The maker\'s stenciling on the reverse side,
\"GEO. J. BLACK MEYERSDALE PA,\".
Above the Makers name,
the capacity \"4\",
is framed in a stencil decoration
forming a wreath.

A Very Rare Crock in it\'s own right,
while stenciled eagles appear on
early examples of Pennsylvania stoneware,
this is the only one of its kind I have seen,
bearing the name Geo J. Black.

Stoneware produced by the Black family in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, is some of the most respected of all Southwestern PA wares.
A stoneware pitcher impressed “G & A BLACK” graces the cover of Phil Schaltenbrand’s Book,
Stoneware of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Many examples were featured in The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s 2007 exhibition, “Made in Pennsylvania: A Folk Art Tradition.”
According to Schaltenbrand’s book, Big Ware Turners, the Black family’s venture into stoneware manufacturing began in the early 1840′s
when James Black began making stoneware in Somerfield, PA, and later, Black’s subsequent partnership with James Hamilton (whose later work in Johnstown was stamped, “HAMILTON & PERSHING / JOHNSTOWN / PA”).
By the late 1850′s, Black’s sons, George and Albert, had taken over the pottery and at some point the ware was stamped with the simple mark, “G & A BLACK.”

Circa 1872 the two brothers dissolved the Somerfield business and went on to establish potteries elsewhere in Somerset County.
George in Meyersdale and Albert in nearby Confluence.

In 1872 George J. Black came from Somerfield and embarked in the manufacture of all kinds of stoneware,
continuing until 1885, when the business passed into the hands of his son, Frank B. Black.
An upstanding citizen, Pottery Manufacturer, Merchant, and Farmer, After the sale of the pottery to his son,
He was elected County Treasure in 1888,
and in 1896, Associated Judge.
He also served as the director of Schools for 8 years in Meyersdale, PA.

HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!!!!

American folk artists looked to the
popular symbols of the day,
most notably the bald eagle,
and remade them into personalized expressions of Art.
A wonderful piece of Early American Folk Art,
and a fresh-to-the-market example,
That is selling AS IS,
and at !

Measures 12 3/4\" tall,
and 10 3/4\" across the top.
Weighs approx 17 1/2 Lb\'s.
PLEASE look at pictures for condition.
It is in Found condition,
with no apparent repairs to the cracks and hairlines.
I am not a stoneware expert,
PLEASE ask questions important to a collector
before offerding as there are No Returns.

PLEASE wait for updated invoice,
as it may ship cheaper than shown.

Part of an AMAZING, Fine estate collection,
Don\'t miss adding it to your collection!

Offered as is at an

UNBELIEVABLE

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PLEASE CLICK ON MY SHOWCASE FOR MORE

ESTATE TREASURES!!!!

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