On the same 2013 trip to North Carolina (see previous post), I located two beautifully preserved ceramic pieces in a display case in a museum in Raleigh. They were verified by a docent as being passed down through the Loffler (Spoon) family from the 1700s. These sugar pots also are documented in the book "Ceramics in America," of which I have a copy. Other than a crack in the lid of the yellowish pot, they appear to be in remarkably good shape.
According to the book, these items and the 1779 confirmation certificate of John Spoon were acquired during an auction in Guilford County some years ago. What a find!
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