Item 7870
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 3 Gallon 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 a Strong, Semi-Squared Rim, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, Freehand Capacity Number, and a Large Tulip Executed with a Slip Cup.  The tulip has 5 leaves and a blossom with 3 petals.  All the decoration is accented with short lines.  Shiny cobalt.  Measures 10 1/4" tall and 11 1/4" wide across the top. 
 
Very Good Condition.  Some staining from use.  Otherwise as made.  No chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
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