We were pleased to buy this jug when a Florida picker called.
Thomas Ritchie (1825-1909) Signed T R and stamped 2, with an unbeatable, high-fired ash glaze and a high neck with three deep score lines under a bold collar that flares out to the spout. The loop handle is high and ribbon-like in movement. These characteristics of the jug that I have noted are shared with early American stoneware examples.
A sought after Catawba County, North Carolina potter.
Thomas Ritchie Pottery Jar, Signed TR 2, Catawba County NC
Thomas Ritchie Pottery Jar, Signed TR 2, Catawba County NC
Thomas Ritchie Pottery Jar, Signed TR 2, Catawba County NC
Thomas Ritchie Pottery Jar, Signed TR 2, Catawba County NC
Thomas Ritchie Pottery Jar, Signed TR 2, Catawba County NC
