Item 12043
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 4 Gallon Stoneware Crock made and stamped by "M. Woodruff & Co., Cortland." 
 
This is the work of Madison Woodruff who ran the pottery in Cortland, New York from 1849-1885 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 71).  
 
This beauty sports a Larger Size, the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and Two Brushed Cobalt Tulips with Elaborate Intertwined Stems on the Front.  Dark and shiny cobalt.  Measures 11 3/4" tall and 12 1/4" wide across the top.  
 
Very Good Condition.  Some waterglass staining inside, three small flakes under the left handle (less than 1/4" each), and four small and light stains.  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.   
 
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