Item 10859
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this 2 Gallon Stoneware Crock made and stamped by "E. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT ."
 
This is the mark of Edward Norton who ran the Norton Pottery in Bennington from 1881-1885 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 43-44).
 
This beauty features the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash and a Brushed Cobalt Floral Bouquet.  The cobalt is shiny and really stands out!  Measures 9" tall and 10 1/4" wide across the top. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A  narrow 3/8" chip inside the rim.  That's it!  No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  In the making: a shallow inverted Y-shaped glaze scratch inside (closeup) and a stone ping near the bottom.  
 
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