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		Sugar Pot, 1820�40 Made by Rudolph Christ (1750�1833) American; Made in Central Piedmont, North Carolina, America Earthenware; redware; H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Diam. 10 in. (25.4 cm) Rogers Fund, 1918 (18.95.16)



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This is one of a small group of distinctive vessels from the Central Piedmont region of North Carolina. With its exuberant slip decoration and ample size, it is one of the finest of the known surviving pots from that area

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