Crock, Food Storage
Object number2021.153.1
Manufacturer
James Hamilton and Company
Date1860-1880
OriginGreensboro, PA
MediumCeramic; Glaze
Credit LineGift of Bernard and Joanne Vavrek
DescriptionTwenty-gallon (20-gallon) decorated stoneware food storage crock. Cylindrical, widest at belly. Exterior has gray salt glaze and front has cobalt decoration including stenciled text, roses, and other graphic designs and freehand vines and leaves. Overhanging lip with protruding ring below. One applied lug handle on left and right side just below rim. Brown glaze on interior. Repaired cracks on back and bottom.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 25 x 16.5 x 16 in. (63.5 x 41.9 x 40.6 cm)InscriptionsFront has cobalt stenciled text at bottom center "20."
MarksFront has cobalt stenciled text "JAMES HAMILTON & CO. / MANUFACTURERS / GREENSBORO. / PA."
Historical NotesThis 20-gallon cobalt decorated stoneware crock was made by James Hamilton and Company Manufacturers in Greensboro, Pennsylvania. The company was active between 1860 and 1880. Its utilitarian use includes storage for dry goods as well as pickled food such as sauerkraut or pickles.
Collector
Bernard Vavrek
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1850-1880
Hamilton and Jones
Hamilton and Jones
Hamilton and Jones
James Hamilton and Company
