Item 10147
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Stunning 2 Gallon Stoneware Jug made and stamped by "J. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT.
 
This is the mark of Julius Norton, his cousin Edward Norton, and his son, Luman who worked together in the family pottery from 1859-1861 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 41-44).
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Large Floral Bouquet Decoration in Bright Bennington Cobalt Blue.  The bouquet includes a center blossom surrounded by buds and dots and tied together at the bottom by a bow.  The blue is as good as it gets!  Stands 13 1/2" tall.
 
Very Good Condition.  A 3/8" chip inside the spout, two small chips outside the spout (1/4", 3/8"), a 3 1/2" surface craze line below the spout to the near the bouquet that shows when wet, and some scattered light staining.  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.  
 
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