Provenance:

Paul Charles Ruth (1904-1999), Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania,

Thence by descent to the present consignor.

smallest jug: with repaired breaks to neck / spout, with hairline emanating from break, the rim with some chipping to spout, with several chips along bottom edge, with spot of paint or residue to front lower body; J.S. Taft crock: with large chip to rim and with some minor old darkened chips to underside of base edge; E.A. Buck & Co. jug: spout with a couple large filled chips to rim and with a couple smaller chips / fleabites to rim, underside edge with a large shallow chip, and with some fleabites to underside rim; 3 gallon crock with foliate motifs: with chipping and a few hairlines to upper rim, hairline and areas of dark discoloration to rear, underside with a couple minor chips to edge, areas to upper interior and exterior that fluoresce under UV light, and those areas also sticky, possibly from liquid contact or possible reinforcement with adhesive; Dipple crock: with some chipping to inner and exterior rims and to handles, underside with a couple minor chips along edge, right-facing side with a few firing flaws and a spot of paint, rear with a few surface punctures (do not penetrate)

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