Ethan Griffith made pottery between 1850 and some time after 1880 in a small town near Potosi Wisconsin.
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This jug closely resembles another found in the Potosi area an is presumed to be from the British Hollow Pottery. It has a brown lead glaze, distinctive lip finish and finger press mark at the handle base, There is an incised line at the shoulder. It is not signed.
Unglazed ovoid jug attributed to the British Hollow Pottery. High-fired red/brown clay with a high sheen with flattened handle attached just below the flattened lip with a thumb press at the base. The surface is badly blistered and pocked in firing. Purchased in 1972 by the author from Bob Camaro who found together with the jar in Figure 3. Bob has seen about 18 similar pieces. 11 ¾”
Small jug was found in Viroqua which is 60 miles north of British Hollow. I has characteristics that resemble other pieces suspected to be from the British Hollow Pottery. It does not have a finger press at the base of the handle or the thin, dark glaze, but the form is similar, It could also be from another area pottery as well.
Unglazed ovoid food storage jar in a graceful form with flattened rim attributed to the British Hollow Pottery. High-fired red/ brown clay with a hard surface and high sheen. A “2” stamp on the rim resembles capacity stamps on Hammett pottery. This photo is of an old black and white picture of a piece in a collection of a dozen or more pieces found in the Potosi area. Its current whereabouts in not known.
