Crock
Object number2008.143.20
Manufacturer
Hamilton and Pershing
Date1865
Possible OriginJohnstown, PA
Mediumstoneware clay with salt glaze and cobalt slip decoration
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware storage jar or crock: three gallon capacity, semi-ovoid shape, straight-sided at base, bulges outward above the waist; two u-shaped applied handles, accented with cobalt-blue decoration; tooled decorative lines at base of neck; wide, overhanging rim; stamped numeral below neckline; free-hand brushed cobalt design has cursive year; framed by a fern-like vine arrangement.Dimensions13 x 9 in. (33 x 22.9 cm)MarksStamped numeral: "3" below neckline.
Free-hand brushed cobalt design has cursive "1865".
Historical NotesRare dated piece. Unmarked as to maker, but possibly made by a Johnstown area pottery.
Related person
James Hamilton
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
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