HTF Salmon Falls 1989 Lidded Handled Crock Jar Strawberry Signed Crayton-Ackley

Hard-to-find Salmon Falls Stoneware lidded crock / jar in classic gray salt glaze, hand-decorated with a cobalt blue strawberry and leaf motif with cross-hatched leaves and trailing vines. Two applied lug handles flank the neck, and the lid features a rounded knob finial with natural pottery creases from the kiln process, a hallmark of handmade stoneware rather than a flaw. Front impressed with the Salmon Falls Stoneware, Dover, N.H. mark and dated 1989, hand-signed by decorator Therese Crayton-Ackley on the front near the base of the design.  CONDITION: Excellent condition. No chips, cracks, or repairs noted. Lid shows natural pottery creases from firing, not damage.  DIMENSIONS: 6.5 H x 5.5 W  salmon falls stoneware salmon falls pottery lidded jar strawberry stoneware jar dover nh pottery signed stoneware jar vintage salt glaze pottery crayton ackley 1989 pottery collectible