Item 12204
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this rare 2 Gallon Stoneware Preserve Jar made and stamped by "Clark & Co., Rochester." 
 
This is the work of Nathan Clark who ran the pottery in Athens, New York and this satellite pottery in Rochester, New York from 1839 to 1851 (William Ketchum, Jr., Potters and Potteries of New York State, 1650-1900, pp. 372, 377). 
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash on the Rim, a Freehand "2" Capacity number, and a Bird Standing on a Stump Amidst Ground Cover and a Pine Tree.  A delicated and detailed decoration created with a fine slip cup.  Stands 11 3/4" tall.
 
I cannot find online another example of a bird on a piece of stoneware by this maker.  
 
Excellent Condition. Three chips on the inner lid-seating ring (1/4" to 1/2").  That's it!  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  In the making: fine bubbles in the cobalt, a 1/4" stone ping above the bird's beak, and a 7" drying/firing line inside that shows outside as a shallow crease on the front. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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