Western NC Pottery Canning Jar, John Wesley Hilton (1846-1923), Catawba County

Alkaline and glass glazed jar, having a high collar with inner rim, straight sides, stamped near the base, "J.W. H. / BLACKBURN"

8.75 in.

Sold at this gallery Mar. 2016, Lot 4009. From the Collection of the Late Roddy Cline, Lincolnton, NC. Described in "Potters of the Catawba Valley North Carolina" p.59.

John Wesley was the earliest of the Hilton potters.

Rim chip .75 in.