Item 13158
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 Gallon Cream Pot made and stamped by "Jacob Caire & Co, Po'keepsie, NY." 
 
This is the mark of Jacob Caire who ran his father's (John Caire) second pottery in Poughkeepsie, New York from 1845 to 1853 when it closed (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware , p. 65). 
 
This beauty features the early Ovoid Form, Applied Handles, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Brushed Cobalt Tulip Blossom with Dotted Center Decoration.  The cobalt is rich and heavily applied.  Measures 7 1/4" tall and 8 1/4" wide across the top.
 
Excellent Condition. Two 1/8" nibbles on the left handle, a 3/8" chip on the right handle, and minor nibbles around the base.  No rim chips, hairlines, cracks, stains, or restoration. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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