Boxers Knotts and Company, Palatine, West Virginia 3-gallon cobalt decorated salt-glazed stoneware preserving jar, stenciled "Boxers.Knotts & Co./Palatine.W.VA" with "3" below denoting capacity to one side, surmounted by freehand scrolling decoration and line decorations to neck and base, with additional decorations at terminus of lug handles. 13 3/4" H x 9 1/2" W.Last quarter 19th century. Provenance: Wythe County, Virginia collection. CONDITION: Overall good condition with scattered abrasions and chips, and scrapes to cobalt decoration, largest 1/2", to handles and upper shoulder. Areas of spider hairlines, largest 6" x 3", to body.