Item 7958
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this truly gorgeous 4 Gallon Stoneware Preserve Jar made and stamped by "E. & L. P. Norton, Bennington, VT."
 
This is the mark of Edward Norton and Luman Preston Norton, the son of Julius Norton, who worked together in the family pottery from 1861-1881 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 44).
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash and one of the signature Norton decorations harking back to the days of J. & E. Norton: the Elaborate Floral Bouquet in Brilliant Cobalt Blue. The bouquet has leaves, blossoms, tendrils and dots going everywhere! The decoration was applied with a slip cup. Bright and shiny cobalt too! Stands 13 1/4" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  Three adjacent 1/4" flakes inside the rim, two 1/4" chips on the right handle, and a couple small light stains on the left side.  That's it! No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE.