Item 11080
 
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 a Large Flared Rim, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Freehand Capacity Number "2" Framed by a Wreath with Bottom Bow.  The decoration is executed with a slip cup in bright cobalt.  Measures 9 1/4" tall and 10 1/2" wide across the top.
 
Very Good Condition.  A y-shaped hairline below the right handle only seen 1" inside (closeup), a surface craze line on the bottom not seen inside, and some staining from use. No chips, cracks, or restoration. 
 
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