AN KARLY WERT VIRGINIA I'oTTERY. 519 



l*i!Ksi:i;vK .1 Alt. Tcrra-cotta body oovored ontsuU' ami within with a hiowii (near 

 (^icnna) transpan-nt load glazo sju'ckled with minute dark-hrown Hpots. The 

 sideH of the jar are (U'corated with a conventional flower, possibly a tulip, in 

 white, green, and brown. The colors have l)lended into the glaze. The jar 

 is of quaint shape, the sides having a long, eoncave sweep, the shoulders bended 

 with turned grooves, and the rim low, suited tor tying on the cover. This 

 excellent specimen is of the first period of the pottery of Morgantown. Plate 4, 

 fig. 3. 



Height, IQi inches; diameter, GJ inches. 



Morgantown, West Virginia. 96588. 



Gift of Mrs. Dorcas Haymond. 



Churn. Terra-cotta body covered with an uneven semitransparent greenish-yellow 

 glaze known as ' ' china glaze, ' ' decorated with a leaf design in black. The churn 

 is a truncated cone, the rim hollowed for the reception of the churn lid. It is 

 related that churns were made as presents to children, but also were found useful 

 for small churnings in the household. Plate 4, fig. 4. 



Height, 9f inches; diameter, 8J inches. 

 Morgantown, West Virginia. 9G.592. 

 Gift of Mrs. Dorcas Haymond. 



Spice bottlk. Terra-cotta, unevenly covered with a glaze varying from gray to 

 brownish yellow, rough and spotted. The word "Cinnamon," in brown, is 

 written on the bottle, and the signature of D. G. Thompson is scratt;hed on 

 the paste. The sides slant to the bottom from the shoulder, which slopes 

 upturned to the neck. The latter is ridged. Plate 5, fig. 1. 



Height, 5j inches; diameter, 3J inches. 

 Morgantown, West Virginia. 96593. 

 Gift of Mrs. Dorcas Haymond. 



Preserve jar. Terra-cotta body, burned rather hard. Speckled brown leatl (near 

 sienna) transparent glaze, with large feathery clouded splotches of lighter green- 

 ish buff "china glaze" over brown glaze, but melted in. Ornamental band 

 stamped with rolling die around the shoulder of the jar. Almost straight, 

 slightl}^ bulged sides, sloping shoulder, flaring rim, inside of which is a collar to 

 hold the lid for sealing. Glazed brown inside, no glaze on bottom. No marks. 

 Plate 5, fig. 2. This jar is of the variety first made in Morgantown, where 

 a j)ottery was in existence about 1785. It dates from about the beginning of the 

 })resent century. 



Height, 9| inches; diameter, 6i inches. 

 Morgantown, West Virginia. 96587. 

 Gift of Mrs. Dorcas Haymond. 



Jar or caddy. Terra-cotta body covered with black, lustrous, obscurely-crackled 

 glaze made with lead. A band of three horizontal grooves in the paste goes 

 around the middle of the jar. A relief stamp representing a coat of arms is 

 placed above the band. The sides of the jar are slightly concave, the shoulder 

 is square, and the neck is upright without flange, the general shape being that 

 of the old-fashioned glass candy jar. This jar is a very excellent example of the 

 " black" ware of the early pottery. Date, about 1792. Plate 5, fig. 3. 



Height, 8i inches; diameter, 6| inches. 



Morgantown, West Virginia. 96589. 



Gift of Mrs. Dorcas Haymond. 



Fat-la.mp. Terra-cotta, unglazed; in shape, that of a North African lamp, but with 

 larger reservoir. It is probable that this is a potter's lamp. In it waste fat was 

 burned by means of a wick formed of cotton cloth. Plate 5, fig. 4. 



Height, 5 inches; diameter, 5 inches. 



Morgantown, West Virginiii. 



(Jift of Dr. Walter Hongh. 



