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13"h. dated. Private collection
This parasol stand is singular among Anthony Bacher products. . The doubled form of signature in photo #2 is also singularly found on Bacher products. This earthenware stand is manganese and lead oxide glazed. Parasols would have been placed within, with handles exhibited. This allowed the parasol--not used for rain protection--to exhibit its fine decoration.
11 1/4"w. ca. 1815, Private collection.
This new discovery is extremely important. It is in form a deep dish made in Hagerstown, MD. It is attributed to Henry Adam ( Next to last photo on left side bar, on most pages, exhibits another deep dish attributed to Henry Adam.) This singular slip decorated deep dish is of earthenware (redware).
The early sea-green slip glaze has added tin oxide. The background is of Manganes dioxide stain
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Pitcher 11 1/2"h, bowl 12 1/2"w. ca. 1892 Private collection
The importance of this washbowl and pitcher lies within the fact that it is stamped by the maker. There are only two such Eberly products, of those known, that exhibit the makers stamp. The stamp, of 1892, is J. EBERLY & CO./ STRASBURG, VA. See Featured Pottery Series.
15"h. ca.1825, Private collection
This new discovery is a 6 gallon storage jar. It is attributed to the Zigler pottery of Timberville, Rockingham County, Virginia. Andrew Coffman who is believed to have apprenticed with Jacob and Christian Adam, brothers of Henry Adam, in New Market, Virginia, is supposedly the maker. The survival of such Zigler stoneware items are quite uncommon. Notice the cobalt eight-pointed star decoration. This is a degradation of the eight pointed star decoration of the Henry Adam deep dish shown above. The eight-pointed star as used by these potters of German descent was a symbol for good luck.
