Antique American 2 Gallon Stoneware Storage Crock With Beautiful Hand Decorated Blue Flower Design Circa Mid 1800s

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This Really is a Great Looking Authentic Antique American Country Primitive Stoneware Storage Crock. Circa Late 19th Century - 1870s. … Read more This Really is a Great Looking Authentic Antique American Country Primitive Stoneware Storage Crock. Circa Late 19th Century - 1870s. With Side Handles - "Ears". It has a Classic American Salt Glaze Exterior with an Exceptionally Nice Allover - Uniform Sandy Greige Color. The Interior is Done in a Brown Color. The Front has a Large - Outstanding Deep Blue Hand Decorated Flower Design. It has No Maker Name but in My Considered Opinion it Most Likely Comes from the Up State New York Region. " It is Also Marked with a Number 2 Denoting it Two Gallon Storage Capacity. Back in the These Types of Crocks were Made for Utilitarian Purposes and were a Necessity in Most Homes and Farms. They were Commonly Used to Store a Variety Food and Other Items. In addition These Stoneware Items were Completely Hand Made Making Them Each One of a Kind. It is in Excellent Condition - Displays Beautifully. It is Strong - Sound & Perfectly Usable. NOTE That it Has 1 Chip on the Top Rim Perimeter at the Front Right Area. It has No Cracks - No Repairs - No Other Issues. It has a Few Very Minor Surface Glaze Kiln Flaws on the Top Rim Surface and On The Interior Brown Glaze These Occurring in the Firing Process. These Types of Minor Surface Glaze Flaws are Quite Common with Antique Stoneware Pieces as they were Fired in Very Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time.

It Measures Overall Approx
9 1/2 inches Tall.
10 1/4 inches Long ( Including Side Handles ).
9 3/4 inches Wide at Top Rim.

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