Item 11601
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 5 Gallon Stoneware Crock made and stamped by "C. W. Braun, Buffalo, N.Y."
 
This is the mark of Charles W. Braun who ran the old Heiser pottery in Buffalo from 1857-1896 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware , p. 75).
 
Dating around 1870, this beauty features the Pottery Stamp, Capacity Number, and a Folk Art Daisy Decoration Created with a Slip Cup.  The daisy has two large striped leaves and a blossom with five striped petals.  Measures 13" tall and 12" wide across the top. 
 
Very Good Condition.  Water glass staining inside and some outside, and a 1/2" chip at the base.   No rim chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
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