Crock
Object number2008.143.4
Datec. 1868
Possible OriginGreensboro, PA
Mediumstoneware clay, alkaline glaze, cobalt & albany slips
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar or crock: early appearance, semi-ovoid shape, narrow at base, bulging at waist, with wide mouth and wide, overhanging rim; incised decorative line at shoulder; smooth, light-grey color, with hand-brushed cobalt-slip decoration, featuring a horizontal fern-and-fuschia design, above an underlined cursive numeral; brown Albany slip coated interior.Dimensions9.875 x 9.5 in. (25.1 x 24.1 cm)MarksHand-brushed cobalt-slip underlined cursive numeral "2".
Historical NotesShape, light color, and hand-brushed decoration all suggest relatively early manufacture. The fern-and-fuschia design was popular with Greensboro, Pennsylvania potters in the 1850s and 1860s.
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
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