Item 9697
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Rare 1 Gallon Stoneware Canteen made by the Whites Pottery of Utica, New York. 
 
Dating between 1890 and 1907, this piece is a wonderful example of the skill that the Whites Pottery had gained in molded stoneware during those years.  This piece is not found in Christopher Bensch, The Blue and the Gray: Oneida County Stoneware, and is the only the second example I have ever had to sell. 
 
This beauty features a Bordered Scene with Two Polar Bears in a Pine Forest (possibly auditioning for a Coca-Cola commercial!).  There are also floral handle holders, bail handle, and a fancy border around the back (which once likely had a merchant paper label.  Measures 9 3/4" in diameter and 4 1/2" wide.  
 
 
Exceptional Condition.  As made. No damage of any kind! 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE