Item 11154
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 3 Gallon Stoneware Jug made and atamped by "F. B. Norton & Co., Worcester, Mass."
 
This is the mark of Frank Norton and Frederick Hancock who operated the pottery in Worcester using this stamp from 1858-1877 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 52-53).
 
This beauty features a Larger Size, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and Large Bright Parrot Perched on a Plume Decoration.  This was one of Norton's signature decorations and is typically found with gorgeous cobalt like this parrot exhibits.  The parrot is also large, being 9" from head to tail.  Stands 15" tall.
 
Very Good Condition.  Three chips on the spout (1/2" to 3/4") and two on the underside (1/4", 1/2"), and some light staining in the back.  No hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
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