Item 11219
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Stoneware Crock made and stamped by "Burger & Co., Rochester, N.Y."
 
This is the mark of John Burger, Jr. who ran the family's pottery under this stamp from 1877-1879 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 74).
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and the Freehand Capacity Number "2" Framed by a Large Wreath with Bottom Bow.  The decoration is executed with a slip cup in bright cobalt.  Measures 9 1/2" tall and 10" wide across the top. 
 
Very Good Condition.  On the left side: some staining, a  narrow 1/2" chip on the left handle, and surface craze line below that does not go through (closeup).  No chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. A 1/2" stoneping inside in the making.  
 
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