Thomas Ritchie (Lincoln County, NC, 1825-1909), Approximately Four Gallon Stoneware Jar

Impressed "TR" monogram to one handle, ovoid form with applied lug handles and flat everted round rim, featuring a gray-green alkaline glaze.

16 3/4 x 13 x 13 in.

Chips to the upper rim, some with associated hairlines; crack running from beneath one handle down the body and wrapping to the underside; surface loss to one handle.