Item 13190
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Little 1 Gallon Stoneware Ovoid Jar made and stamped by "C. Crolius, Manufacturer, Manhattan-Wells, New York."  
 
This jug is the work of Clarkson Crolius Senior who made pottery in New York City from 1800 to 1838 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 62).
 
This beauty features a Larger 3 Gallon Size, Early Ovoid Shape, Tall and Tooled Rim and Shoulder, Open Handles with Cobalt Accents, Pottery Stamp Surrounded by a Wreath on One Side and a Dotted Drape and Tassel Decoration on the Other Side.  Measures 14 1/2" tall and 9" wide across the top. 
 
Very Good Condition with Restoration.  There is fine restoration work under the left handle (closeup 1), a line from the rim to near the base on the back (closeup 2) and a horizonal line from it moving under the right handle to the wreath on the front (closeup 3), and a small chip restoration on the bottom edge (closeup 4). 
 
An early and historic piece of New York history in an unusual larger size.
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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