Crock
Object number2007.57.25
Manufacturer
Elverson, Sherwood & Barker
Date1879-1890
OriginNew Brighton, PA
Mediumstoneware clay w/ alkaline glaze, cobalt and albany slip
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar, light grey color, three-gallon capacity; wide, ovoid body, narrowest at the base, and bulging outward at the waist in a vase shape; very short neck, simple undercut rim; wide mouth with two applied pulled handles; very thick glaze, with considerable orange peel pebbled texture; bright blue cobalt-slip stencilling has capacity and maker information; brown Albany-slip coated interior; upper rim and base are largely unglazed; diagonal series of heavy glaze drips on vessel, illustrating that this jar was fired in an inverted position in the kiln.Dimensions11.75 x 10 x 10.5 in. (29.8 x 25.4 x 26.7 cm)MarksBright blue cobalt-slip stencilling reads: " 3 / E. S. & B. / NEW BRIGHTON / PA."
Historical NotesW.H. Elverson, John Sherwood, and C.A. Barker started their pottery in 1879. In 1881, Louis Barker joined the firm, though ware was still stencilled: "E.S. & B." In 1890, the company was sold to the Pittsburgh Clay Manufacturing Company Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.
Related person
John Sherwood
Related person
W.H. Elverson
Related person
C.A. Barker
Related person
Louis Barker
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
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