Item 11935
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this special 2 Gallon Decorated Preserve Jar made and stamped by "J. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT."   
 
This is the work of Julius Norton and his cousin, Edward Norton who worked in Bennington using this mark from 1850-1859 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp, 42).  
 
This beauty features the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Classic Norton Floral Bouquet Executed with a Slip Cup Using Dark and Shiny Cobalt.  The large center blossom is exquisite and the cobalt captivating.  Stands 11 1/4" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A few minor 1/4" or less chips on the inner lid-seating ring, a 1/4" chip inside the rim, a 1/2" sliver chip on the left handle, and light staining near the base.  No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
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