Item 11960
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this spectacular 3 Gallon Stoneware Jug 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 a Larger Size, the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Classic Norton Floral Bouquet Executed with a Slip Cup Using Dark and Shiny Cobalt.  The floral boasts leaves, buds, blossoms, swirls and dots going in all direcctdions.  Lots of movement to captivate the eye.  Stands 15 1/2" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A couple of 1/8" nibbles on the floral and a horizontal scratch on the shoulder on each side as shown.  That's it!  No chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
Truly a fine example of decorated Bennington stoneware.
 
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