Tennessee "Lone Star" Quilt, 19th century, hand stitched and pieced with a variety of solid colors including orange, peach, pink, yellow, green and blue into a single star surrounded by another larger star on a white ground. 79" x 80". Made by Mrs. Frank L. (Amanda Gray) Patterson of Maury/Marshall County, Tennessee circa 1900 and […]
Lot 134: East TN Applique Quilt w/ Initials
East Tennessee applique quilt, Princess Feather pattern, worked in colors of red and green on a white ground with feather border, all over diamond pattern quilting and red border. Initialed en verso on the corner, "A. A. F.". 76 1/2" X 84". Late 19th century. Condition: Light fading and some scattered losses to green fabric. […]
Lot 133: East TN Album Quilt
East Tennessee, Johnson County, pieced cotton Album quilt comprised of various colors of printed cotton with purple printed ground. Each square signed in the center by the maker along with their town of residence. 90 1/4" H x 70" W. Early 20th century. Descended through the Brown family of Johnson County. Condition: Some fading to […]
Lot 132: East TN Maryville Woolen Mill Coverlet
East Tennessee red and white wool coverlet, Maryville Woolen Mill. Corners inscribed "M.W.M. Tenn." Borders decorated with eagles, birds, potted flowers, foliage, and dogs carrying flags, center field with foliage and wreath decoration. 73 1/2" x 78". Late 19th century. The Maryville Woolen Mill Co. in Blount County, Tennessee operated from 1874 to 1906. Condition: […]
Lot 131: East TN Stoneware Jug, D. L. Smith
Blount County, Tennessee stoneware jug stamped, "D.L. Smith" on shoulder (David L. Smith, S is stamped backward). Sam Smith and Stephen Rogers reference David L. Smith working at both a Grindstaff pottery site and the Maryville pottery site in Volume 1 of "Tennessee Potteries, Pots, and Potters, 1790s-1950" (p. 89-92). 9 1/4" H. Late 19th […]
Lot 130: Tennessee jug stamped Maryville Pottery
Rare Blount Co., Tennessee pottery jug stamped on back lower base, "Maryville Pottery" and an additional stamp of "1/2" on upper shoulder. Pulled handle and tapered rim with incised rings, base with tapered edge. Appears to be a stoneware/redware transitional piece with buff orange color. 9 1/8" H. Late 19th century. Note – Sam Smith […]
Lot 129: East TN William Grindstaff Stamped Jar
Large East Tennessee William Grindstaff double handle stoneware pottery jar, stamped ìW. Grindstaffî and three additional ì2? stamps on shoulder, possibly denoting gallon capacity of 6 gallons. Two incised lines around circumference of shoulder and glaze drips extending from one handle and around rim to midsection of jar. 20? Height. Late 19th century with a […]
Lot 128: East TN Stoneware Jar attr. Decker
East Tennessee decorated stoneware jar, attributed to Charles Decker of Keystone Pottery, Washington County, TN. Cobalt decorated flower of several petals to both sides, stamped "3" to top of rim, and cobalt decoration on base of the pulled handles. 13 1/8" H. 3rd quarter 19th century. Condition: a couple of old shallow chips to rim, […]
Lot 127: East TN or SW VA Sine Wave Jar
East Tennessee lead glazed earthenware pottery jar with open loop rolled handles and sine wave incising around the upper shoulder, unusual speckled glaze. Attributed to Sullivan Co., Tennessee or Southwest Virginia. 11 1/2" H x 8" dia. Mid 19th century. Provenance: Estate of Elsie Weed, Kingsport, TN. Condition: One pulled handle missing, chips around rim […]
Lot 126: East TN Earthenware Ring Bottle, stamped C.A. Haun
Exceptionally rare and large Christopher Haun East Tennessee ring bottle, copper oxide and lead glazed earthenware with elaborate tread stamp designs and coggled band around outer circumference consisting of hexagonal and diamond star geometric designs and letters, “HAUN” (Christopher Alexander Haun, Greene Co., TN, 1821-1861). Christopher Haun was a Union sympathizer during the Civil War […]