A wonderfully folky four gallon jar with a rare cobalt slip brushed turkey decoration, typical of the bird designs from New York State potters. It dates from the second half of the 19th C. It's in excellent dondition, with salt drips that occurred in the firing and some white water glass stains on the inside rim that indicate it was used to store eggs. The accompanying lid is probably not original and has been repaired.
MRA-03257$1,250
A nice, bulbous three gallon ovoid jar, marked BOSTON, with ocher dipping at the top and bottom. It dates to the early 19th C. There is a repair to a chip on the rim and some stone pings on the body.
MRA-03535$795
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Stoneware
Glossary of Stoneware Terms
Kiln Burn A darkened area on a piece of stoneware that occured during the firing process when the piece of stoneware was located too close to the fire source.
Salt Drip The greenish drip marks that are sometimes found on stoneware if too much salt collected at the top of the kiln and subsequently dripped onto the pieces during firing.
Stack Mark Because of the expense associated with firing stoneware, the potters would pack the kilns with as much stoneware as possible, stacking pieces side by side and on top of each other, separating each piece with clay spacers. The spacers prevented the salt from reaching the stoneware during the firing process, and resulted in unglazed areas on the stoneware.
Stone Ping The common term for the blemish that appeared on the surface of the stoneware when the clay wasn't thoroughly cleaned before using, leaving behind small stones that exploded during the firing.
Water Glass A preservative used for storing fresh eggs that interacted with the eggshell and caused a chemical reaction that bonded with the glaze, creating white stains on the surface of the stoneware.
A fabulous six gallon Civil War era stoneware crock with a spread winged eagle and banner stating 'Union For Ever.' It was made at the pottery of Wm. A. MacQuoid, Little W. 12th St, NY and dates from the 1860s.
MRA-03958$29,500
A two gallon jug marked L. Norton & Son of Bennington, VT and dataing from 1833 - 1840. It has a crisp floral decoration with some of the richest ocher color that we've ever seen.
MRA-03983$2,850
An uncommon two gallon tabletop churn marked E & LP Norton of Bennington, VT - this is a rare size for a Norton churn. It has a minor hairline and a very small chip on the rim and dates from 1861 to 1881.
MRA-04195$1,650
A circa 1880 four gallon stoneware crock marked Adam Caire, Pokeepsie, NY, with its signature cobalt decorated bird. It has some minor rim chips.
MRA-04276$495
A very good circa 1820 - 1825 ovoid jug with a cobalt filled incised flower, 14 1/2" high. It's attributed to the pottery of either George Lent or Israel Seymour of Troy, NY.
MRA-04270$3,250
A circa 1880 five gallon churn from the Fort Edward Stone Ware Co. of Fort Edward, N.Y., decorated with a fat bird. The stoneware guide is also impressed with a 5 gallon capacity mark.
MRA-04277$1,250
A two gallon crock decorated with a pecking chicken typical of the Poughkeepsie and Ellenville, NY potteries and dating to the second half of the 19th C. It has some minor rim chips and a kiln burn at the bottom of the decoration.
MRA-04267$750
An early 19th C. ovoid jar, 15" high, marked Charlestown and impressed with an eagle on a canon. It has a hairline on the side that extends up and down from a stone ping that occurred in the firing, as well as some other minor spider lines and lime drips.
$1,250
