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Message:: [QUOTE="CONRAD E REMINGTON, post: 310792, member: 6303"]OK, so I got in touch with Crocker Farm.  They got back to me quickly and had some very helpful information.  Here's some of the information they sent me. "We have not seen that mark before. It probably pre-dates the Chaces' pottery in Somerset--I did a quick lookup for you and Leonard Chace was in Boston in the 1820's, so it is possible that he had a shop up in that area earlier than the L. & B.G. Chace period, but probably shortly before, based on the look of your jug. It would take more research to flesh that out, but my quick searching tools did not turn up anything concrete. You do see unusual marks like this from time to time. In this case, it probably would not tend to add a whole lot to the value of a comparable Somerset jug, simply because collectors for this time period and region do not value rare marks as much as some others do. (In some other cases, a rare mark like this would add a great deal to the value, but in others, that's unfortunately not the case.)" "The age is really not the main determining factor of value, but more the quality of the decoration--in this case, a Somerset jug with that design would tend to bring around $200, conservatively. The rarer Dorchester mark is tough to quantify, but I would think it might add $100 or so to that value--it's tough to say. Hope this helps!" I also spoke with the operator of Mad River Antiques, he was incredibly helpful and tried to dig up some answers.  He found some similar information and will contact me if they ever run across this makers mark in the future. The jug gave up a few answers, but with a situation such as this, answers often produce additional questions!  Thank you all for the help and direction, I'll keep digging and post any information I find.[/QUOTE]

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