Item 10959
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 Gallon Stoneware Jug stamped "Binghamton, N.Y."
 
This is the mark of William Roberts, son-in-law of Noah White of Whites Utica Pottery.  He founded a branch of the family business in Binghamton in 1848 and ran it until 1888 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 71).
 
This beauty features a Small 1 Gallon Size, Pottery Stamp with Cobalt Wash, and a Large Bird on a Branch Decoration Executed with a Slip Cup.  The bird sports a dotted breast adn many wing and tail feathers.   Bright cobalt used throughout the decoration.  Stands  dotted wing, and fantail with 9 feathers.  The orchid has two branches with a blossom each.  This was a signature decoration for W. Roberts.   Stands 11 1/8" tall. 
 
Exceptional Condition.  As made.  No damage of any kind.  Fine bubbles in the thicker part of the cobalt in the making. 
 
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