Crock
Object number2007.57.15
Datec. 1855
Possible OriginGreensboro, PA
Mediumstoneware with slip lining, alkaline glaze, and cobalt decoration
Credit LineGift of Bernard Vavrek and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionSalt-glazed stoneware crock or storage jar: tall, broad, very bold semi-ovoid shape, with large applied moulded handles at shoulder; tall neck with flaring overhanging rim; impressed numeral near top inside dotted circle; bold free-hand brushwork decoration in cobalt blue features three large dangling tulip-like flowers, with multi-leaved vines, above a cursive numeral; light Albany-slip coating inside the potDimensions13.25 x 9.25 x 8 in. (33.7 x 23.5 x 20.3 cm)MarksImpressed numeral "3" near top inside dotted circle.
Bold free-hand brushwork decoration in cobalt blue features a cursive numeral "3".
Historical NotesThis piece is a very early crock, probably from a Greensboro, Greene County, Pennsylvania pottery company. Part of a collection of stoneware from local manufacturers in the Western Pennsylvania region.
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
On View
Not on view
1850-1870
c. 1860
c. 1865
c. 1868
1850-1875
