REUBEN D. SUTER (ATTRIBUTED), ROCKINGHAM CO., VA DEC

REUBEN D. SUTER (ATTRIBUTED), ROCKINGHAM CO., VA DECORATED SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE MINIATURE JUG, brushed cobalt triple tulip and leaf decoration on front and "R.D.S." under the base, lacking handle but retaining the lower terminal which features a simulated screw-head attachment. Attributed to Emanuel Suter's son, Reuben, New Erection Pottery. 1875-1890. 3 3/4" h, 5/8" dia mouth, 1 3/4" dia base.
Reference: Published Evans/Suter, p. 97, fig. 188.
Provenance: Collection of Elizabeth and Frank Suter.Green Valley Auctions, Inc., 9/27/96.Hattie N. Franklin estate.Exhibited: Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Dayton, VA, 2004, "A Great Deal of Stone & Earthen Ware - The Rockingham County, Virginia School of Folk Pottery," #188.
Note: Another nearly identical, but unsigned, example was included in the 2004 HRHS exhibit, #189.

Lacking handle, otherwise undamaged