A wonderful salt glaze, slip decorated jug by Rowe Pottery.  It measures approximately 14" tall and 9" diameter.  The jug is in wonderful condition, free of any chips, cracks, or crazing!  Please read the description below from Rowe Pottery:

The Albany Slip Two-Handled Jug (2003)

 Rowe Pottery Works, famous for creating museum-quality reproductions of early American pottery, now offers a limited production jug with authentic Albany Slip glazing.

Albany Slip glaze was made from a natural glacial clay discovered in Albany, New York in the early 1800s.  "Slip Glaze" is the potter's term for a glaze made from clay mixed with water.

Albany Slip glaze is characterized by its deep-brown color.  It was common on earthenware, stoneware and salt-glaze pottery throughout the 1800s.  It is the natural brown often associated with bean pots. It can be altered to produce a wide range of earth tones.

Durable and decorative, Albany Slip was often used as an interior glaze on salt-glaze pottery.  It melted smoothly to form an impermeable glass coating, perfect for storing liquids and for ease of cleaning.  Its popularity spread among potters throughout North America with the expansion of the railroad system.

Once common, Albany Slip is now a rare substance.  Much other clay was mined in the Midwest during this time and also became known as Albany Slip, however, it is not true Albany Slip clay. The original Albany mine closed in 1986 due to difficulties in extracting the clay.  Since then, commercial supplies have been exhausted.  Only small stocks remain in private hands of potters who treasured the colors of true Albany Slip.  

Rowe Pottery Works is using its own remaining inventory of true Albany Slip clay, one of the last known stock, in making of this special historical Two Handled Jug.  In order to reserve our stock, we are introducing only one Albany Slip collectible per year. 

This jug truly represents a bygone era of American pottery. It is an expression of the quality and craftsmanship of Albany Slip pottery of the 1800s.  It is grand in size, holding approximately two gallons and weighing more than 10 pounds.  It is decorated with a primitive bird sprig, a hand-combed pattern, two pulled handles and glazed with true Albany Slip clay on the outside.

Each Jug will have a variation of the "orange-peel" effect due to the salt glazing process. This variation enhances the uniqueness of each pitcher - no two will be exactly alike!