Rare Cobalt Decorated Stoneware Chamber Pot

Circa 1870-1890: Although every 19th century American household needed at least one chamber pot by necessity, very few stoneware chamber pots have survived, and this is the only specimen of the form we have owned in our nearly twenty years in the business. Measuring 6" tall and having a diameter of 9.25" not including its delicate original handle, this one gallon salt glazed chamber pot decorated with three freehand stripes is in excellent condition given its utilitarian function with minor chipping on rim and typical lime residue on the inside from its many washings. The crackling on the the back seems to be a factory firing anomaly as it does not go through to the inside. This is a very interesting and unusual example of the stoneware stripers manufactured in Southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the latter half of the 19th century, and it will make fantastic addition to one's collection.