ANTIQUE JS TAFT HAMPSHIRE POTTERY Brown Tankard Mug

Description

Stamped JST & Co., Keene, NH. James Scollay Taft founded "Hampshire Pottery in Keene, NH. in 1871 and it operated until 1919 when more common white tiles and hotel china were manufactured and sold until the factory closed in 1923.
This antique Coffee brown mug has a raised leaf and scroll border at the top. The color ranges from deep coffee brown at the bottom to caramel tones at the top.
Condition: There is a small crack and chip at the top (reference pictures) and some crazing in the glaze, which is hard to see unless held at an angle in the light.
Highly collectible.
5.75 inches long
Top opening 2.75 inches
Weight: approx. 0.9 lbs