Item 10939
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this Lovely 2 Gallon Stoneware Cream Pot made and stamped by "J. Norton & Co., Bennington, VT.
 
This is the mark of Julius Norton, his cousin Edward Norton, and his son, Luman who worked together in the family pottery from 1859-1861 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, pp. 41-44).
 
This beauty sports the Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Large Floral Bouquet Decoration in Bright Bennington Cobalt Blue.  The bouquet includes a center blossom surrounded by leaves, buds and dots and tied together at the bottom by a bow.  The blue is as good as it gets!  Measures 11 1/4" tall and 9 1/4" wide across the top. 
 
Very Good Condition.  A 3/8" chip inside the rim and some light scattered staining.  No outer rim or base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration.   A stone ping on the rim in the front in the making. 
 
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