Item 7810
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Jug made and stamped by "Frank 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 features the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Bird on a Branch Decoration in Bright Cobalt Blue.  This bird is typically found on Norton of Bennington Stoneware.  Looks like a Norton decorator moved East to the other Norton pottery for a while.  Stands 13" tall.
 
Very Good Condition.  Two chips on the spout 1/2", 5/8"), and some scattered light staining from use.  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
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