Item 10378
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 4 Gallon Crock made and stamped by "F. B. Norton & Co., Worcester, Mass." 
 
This is the work of Frank Norton and Frederick Hancock who made stoneware in Worcester using this stamp from 1856-1877 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 52-53).  
 
This beauty features the pottery stamp with cobalt wash and Double Bird on Branches Decoration.  The artistry is masterful with all the feathered details just right.  Pretty cobalt too.  Measures 11 1/4" tall and 12" wide across the top. 
 
As you know, this maker did not make many double-bird pieces.  His favorite was the parrot decoration. 
 
Excellent Condition.  A 3/8" chip on the back of the left handle, and a restored 1/4" hole where it was once a lamp which is fortunately in a kiln mark in the making where it hides nicely.  No rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or stains.  
 
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