Item 12010
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 3 Gallon Crock made and stamped by the "Ottman Bro's & Co., Fort Edward, N.Y."
 
This is the stamp of William and Gilbert Ottman who ran the company from 1872-1892 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware , p. 68).
 
This beauty features the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash and a Very Large Bird on a Very large Leaf Decoration.  The bluebird is 8" from the tip of his beak to the tip of his tail.  The outline of the decoration is done with a slip cup and the rest is brushed in.  And the cobalt is very bright and shiny.  Measures 10 1/2" tall and wide across the top. 
 
Excellent Condition.  Some thin water glass rings inside and a 3/8" chip inside the rim.  That's it!  No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, outer stains, or restoration.  
 
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