Item 11054
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Spectacular 5 Gallon Stoneware Churn made and stamped by "F. B. Norton & Co., Worcester, Mass."
 
This is the work of Frank Norton and  Frederick Hancock who made stoneware in Worcester from 1856-1877 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 52-53).  
 
This beauty sports the Classic Churn Form with the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash Residing Below the Rim and a Huge Freehand Basket of Flowers Decoration Created with a Cup.  A bouquet of flowers fanning out in all directions rests in a basket with cross-cross decoration and double handles.  The bouquet has a center rose and all kinds of leaes and dots.  The cobalt is true "Benny Blue."  Stands 18" tall. 
 
This is the finest churn by this maker that I have ever seen. 
 
Exceptional Condition. As made.  No damage of any kind.  A couple of chips on the underside at the edge in the making (1/2", 1").
 
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