Item 12518
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this splendid 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug with Parrot on a Plume made and stamped by "F. B. Norton & Co., Worcester, Mass."
 
This is the mark of Franklin Norton and Frederick Hancock who operated the pottery in Worcester using this stamp from 1858-1876 ("The F. B. Norton Pottery: Stoneware of Every Description." Worcester Historical Museum, 1980-1981).
 
This beauty features a Tall and Slender Form, Semi-Squared Spout, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and Lean Parrot on a Plume Decoration. The parrot is 8 1/2" tall!  This was one of Norton's signature decorations and is typically found with gorgeous cobalt like this jug exhibits.  Stands 13 3/4" tall.  Comes with an old carved wooden stopper. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A 3/4" glaze chip inside the spout and some light staining on the right side.  No outer spout or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.   
 
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