AN INCISED AND COBALT DECORATED STONEWARE "PUZZLE" JUG

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AN INCISED AND COBALT DECORATED STONEWARE "PUZZLE" JUG
INSCRIBED AND DATED "J. ROMER, 1805"

The squat drum-form body with applied handle and cylindrical neck and spout, decorated on the obverse with incised floral vine below a fish, the reverse with a Masonic apron, marked below the spout--7in. high;
together with historical sketches of the Romer, Van Tassel and allied families, edited by John L. Romer, New York, 1917

拍品专文

Captain John Romer (1764-1855) was the son of Jacob, one of the captors of the British agent Major Andre in 1780. John Romer served in the militia during the Revolution and was a captain in the War of 1812. He was a member of Solomon's Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in Mount Pleasant, New York, and remained an active member during his lifetime. His gravestone is decorated with fraternal emblems. The family history included with this lot provides details and illustrations.