Early Pottersville Large Ovoid Jar Edgefiled South Carolina Pottery

Status: For Sale

Early Pottersville jar. Pottersville was started by Dr. Abner Landrum in the early 1800s. Dr. Landrum as you may know began the Southern alkaline glazed pottery tradition. Dr. Landrum found excellent stoneware clays in the area around the fall line. He also discovered that the ash residue from the pottery kiln could be mixed with silica or sand and a bit of clay and water to form a slip to coat the raw pots with. It would form a satisfactory glaze when fired to stoneware temperatures. This is known as alkaline glazing. This is a nice example of an early piece of Edgefield Pottery from this first stoneware manufactury, Pottersville. It is circa 1830s perhaps even earlier. The jar is a little over 13 inches tall. It has a great ovoid shape, a characteristic of only the earliest pieces from Edgefield. It has a raised rolled lip similar in style to way Dave learned to make pottery in Pottersville. But the jar does have a hairline that starts at the rim and goes down halfway and back around the body to the other side. One handle has several chips. Otherwise the jar is still intact. The color is a brownish alkaline glaze with some ash deposits on the shoulder and handles. Don't miss this one for your collection.

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