Item 11853
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 3 Gallon Decorated 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 the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Classic Norton Double Thistle Decoration Executed with a Slip Cup Using Dark and Shiny Cobalt.  Two thistle blossoms arise from a leafy stem.  Stands 15 3/4" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A minor 3/16" chip on the spout, a half-dozen shallow 1/4" flakes around the base, and some scattered body flakes.  No hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration.  A 5" horizontal drying/firing line near the base on the right side in the making (closeup). 
 
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