RARE EDGEFIELD SC AREA SLAVE MADE STONEWARE STORAGE JAR Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 102.50 Time Left - Bid Count 3 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 Location Weaverville, NC See more about 'RARE EDGEFIELD SC AREA SLAVE MADE STONEWARE STORAGE JAR' Description Offered is a great 6 gallon stoneware storage jar. Rare in size. 16" tall 39" around the center. Made in 3 parts and joined before firing. Scratched signed mark of an "X"... Possible slave made. Found in Westminster S.C. The pot is cracked as shown but has not seperated and is still in one piece. This pot can be repaired and with the rarity of this pot, I feel the buyer will be more suited to choose the right person to repair it... The item can be picked up in Weaverville N.C. or I will have it professionally packed at the UPS store and shipped through them your choice. I have taken many pictures of the storage jar for you to look at. Please ask any and all questions before bidding. On Nov-17-08 at 07:17:05 PST, seller added the following information:I have been asked for attributions, I wont even begin to guess. I have been told it was one person or another, from one state or another, for years... I know, through research, that a certain slave potters of the South didn't sign jugs before and during the Civil War period due to the fear of being lynched only using the (X) mark. Little is written about the fact that many pots and jars were turned by slaves all over the South. For the most part, either not being allowed to or not knowing how to read or write they only signed with an (X). I personally have never seen this exact shape with an (X) mark. The glaze being basically clear allows you to see the clay. There are a few runs and splotches in the glaze. Someone wanted to know if the #6 was scratched or pressed... It is an impression of what looks to be a printers stamp. Being perfectly formed and roughly 1/8" deep. Place a Bid!