Salt Glazed Stoneware Jar
Brushed Cobalt Floral Decoration
1 1/2 Gallon
John Walker (c1805-1883) – stamped
Washington DC
Probably the Pot House of Richard Butt, 8th St. Between H & I, NW
c. 1830
11.25″ H
The influence of Alexandria stoneware decoration is quite clear in this excellent example of a very rare “John Walker” marked stonewar jar. Walker is recorded in city directories as early as 1834 and as being in the employ of Richard Butt who operated a pottery as well as overseeing the city’s insane asylum. Curiously, Walker also seems to have provided some services as a physician during his residency in the District. By the 1840s Walker had relocated to Ohio and onward to Kentucky. He died in Frankfort in 1883.
Ex: Steidel Collection, Alexandria, VA, Purchased in a Maryland antiques sale.
