Sand Mountain Pottery

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We have collected, bought, sold and traded pottery for many years and put a lot of pieces We have on these pages. We have always tried to learn as much as possible about local pottery. As We get older We will giving more history on Alabama Potters that We have been studying and  gathering information on. Check back for interesting stories.

The Above Jar is a Beautiful Double Dipped Jar w/Decoration

Thought to be a William T. Belcher

Very Early 5 Gallon Decorated Jug 



Highly Decorated and Unusual Jar

Double Dipped Pitcher Probably Archibald McPherson

Arch McPherson 5 Gallon Jug

 

Fermintation Jar and Decorated Jug 



A Small 5" Double -Dipped Jug with 'Willie Coker' in Script in Two Spots and is Dated '1892' 

Beautifully Glazed Sand Mountain Jug 

Combed Beanpot 

Double Dipped Decorated Jug  

Below Is a Decorated Storage Jar

This Jar is pictured on the Cover Of 'Pottery From the Mountains of Alabama'   

Above is a Lime Glazed Pitcher that has Pitcher in Script near Handle  

Below Is A Signed Pitcher

Signed "EE McPherson Duck Spring Ala"

2 Handled Jar w/Combing Attributed To William T Belcher

Double Dipped Pitcher w/Combing  

2 Gallon Sand Mountain Churn Below 

 2 Double Handled Jar with Combing 2 Gallon 

Signed T J Henry Jug

Below is a 4 Gallon Churn with Combing

Possibly William T Belcher

Beautiful Runny Glaze

5 Gallon 2 Handled Jug Below

5 Gallon 3 Handled Jug Below

Group Of Pitchers with Various Glazes

  3 Handled Syrup Jug Bottom Handle is Offset from Upper Handles

Small Sand Mountain Jug w/ An Unusual Neck 1 Line of Combing 

Below a Small 6"Storage Jar w/1 Line of Combing

Same Jar In Picture below compared to a Normal Jar 

Lime Glaze 2 Handled Jar with Ash Glaze Runs

William T. Belcher Above

Small 6" Pitcher compared With A Normal Size Piece Below

Footed Pitcher

Decorated 5 Gallon Jug

Footed Pitcher With No Thumb Depression 

 Sand Mountain Cream Riser with Lid (Notice Lid is Unglazed) 

  Sand Mountain Pottery was turned in the Belchers Gap Community of Sand Mountain in Northeast Alabama.The potters who turned this wonderful stoneware came to this area in the 1860's and turned pottery until the early 1900's.Edmund T Belcher and his Son's in laws,T.J.Henry and Archibald McPherson and Son,William T Belcher all set up shops to produce Their wares to sell to the growing Communities in this area.These pieces were turned using some of the finest clay,and were glazed in Ash,Lime and later Albany Slip glaze