Item 1024
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Preserve Jar made and stamped by "J. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT."   
 
This is the work of Julius Norton, his son Luman, and his cousin Edward Norton who worked in Bennington using this mark from 1859-1861 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp, 42, 44).  
This beauty features the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Floral Bouquet Incorporating a Pear!  An early edible bouquet!  The decoration is executed with a slip cup in strong cobalt by an expert hand.   Stands 11 1/4" tall.
 
Excellent Condition.  Heavy even wear around the inner rim where a lid would sit, a 1 1/4" chip on the rim in the back, a flat 1/4" flake on the right handle, and some very light scattered staining. That's it!  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  A 3" drying line inside the rim in the making (closeup).
 
A unique fruit and floral bouquet by Norton.
 
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