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Item Code: 635-385
Small vintage clay jug is stamped, “GETTYSBURG / JULY 1,2,3, 63”.
Jug measures just under an inch tall by ½ inch in diameter at the base. No cracks or chips, just the normal roughness of the pottery at the base.
Made by Henry or Charles Speese (Speese & Son potters, Seminary ridge) of Gettysburg, circa 1885. Made from battlefield clay, these miniatures were described in advertisements as, "made from material taken from the most historical portions of the field, they are themselves relics”. [sl]
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