Item 13292
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this scrumptious 2 Gallon Jug made and stamped by "Burger & Lang, Rochester, N.Y." 
 
This is the mark of John Burger, Jr., George Burger, and their brother-in-law, George Lang who ran the family's pottery under this stamp from 1867 to 1877 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 74). 
 
This beauty sports a Tall Semi-Ovoid Form, Oval Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, Freehand Capacity Number, and a Cobalt Floral Executed with a Slip Cup. The floral sports five leaves and two buds with shading and accenting.   They mixed some gorgeous cobalt the day this jug was decorated.  Stands 14" tall.
 
Excellent Condition. Some light scattered staining.  No spout chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  A stone ping on the shoulder in the making.
  
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