Item 10493
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Monumental 4 Gallon Stoneware Jug made and stamped by "J. & E. Norton, Bennington, VT."
 
This is the mark of Julius Norton and his cousin Edward Norton who worked together in the family pottery from 1850-1859 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 41-44).
 
This beauty sports a Larger Size, the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Large and Exquisite Pheasant on a Stump Decoration.  This is one of Norton's signature decorations, and this one is precisely executed with a slip cup in shiny cobalt.  The pheasant is 9" from head to tail!  Stands 17" tall. 
 
Excellent Condition.  Some scattered light staining.  That's it!  No chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
A Monumental J. & E. Norton Jug with Pheasant on a Stump in Excellent Condition.
 
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