Essex, MA
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 11ʺW × 11ʺD × 13ʺH
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Stoneware
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- It is in Very Nice - Strong - Sound - Usable Original Condition and it Displays Beautifully. Imperfections Noted - … moreIt is in Very Nice - Strong - Sound - Usable Original Condition and it Displays Beautifully. Imperfections Noted - It has Some Tight Hairline Cracks ( Cold Weather Freezing Related ) at the Base Perimeter and Bottom Areas but These Have Been Epoxy Filled - Stabilized & Strengthened. It has a Rather Unusual Glossy Salt Glaze with some Thick - Heavy Patches that are a bit Darker & Crystalline These Being Kiln Flaws that would have Occurred in the Actual Making - Kiln Firing Process. Stoneware Pieces Like This were Fired in Very Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time so Kiln Flaws Such as These are Quite Common. less
- Description
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This Really is an Outstanding Example of a Authentic Antique American Primitive Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. LARGE SIZE!. It …
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This Really is an Outstanding Example of a Authentic Antique American Primitive Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. LARGE SIZE!. It is Embossed with a Number 3 Confirming its Three Gallon Liquid Storage Capacity. It is Also Embossed - Signed by the Documented Maker BRADY & CRAFT in ELLENVILLE NEW YORK. Records Indicate that The Partnership and Production of SAMUEL BRADY & FRANK S. CRAFT Was Quite Brief - Only Lasting From Approx 1880 to 1881 Making this Piece of Antique American Stoneware a Bit of a Rarity!. It is Rendered in Classic American Stoneware Form - Shape with the Added Feature of Applied Handles - "Ears". The Front of the Jar has a Very Large & Elaborate Hand Decorated Deep & Rich Cobalt Blue Color Stylized Flower Decoration. The Interior is Done in a Dark Coffee Brown Color. Back in the Day These Types of Stoneware Items were a Necessity in Most of Americas Farms and Household's and They were Made - Intended For Everyday Utilitarian Use. These Types of American Stoneware Items we Completely Hand Made out of Indigenous Clay on a Potters Wheel from Start to Finish and Therefore No 2 are Absolutely Identical. This Jar Style was Commonly Used to Store and Preserve Many Types of Liquids and Foods. It is in Very Nice - Strong - Sound - Usable Original Condition and it Displays Beautifully. Imperfections Noted - It has Some Tight Hairline Cracks ( Cold Weather Freezing Related ) at the Base Perimeter and Bottom Areas but These Have Been Epoxy Filled - Stabilized & Strengthened ( See Last 2 Photographs in my Listing ). Note Also that it has a Rather Unusual Glossy Salt Glaze with some Thick - Heavy Patches that are a bit Darker & Crystalline These Being Kiln Flaws that would have Occurred in the Actual Making - Kiln Firing Process. Stoneware Pieces Like This were Fired in Very Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time so Kiln Flaws Such as These are Quite Common.
LARGE! - It Measures Overall Approx. 13 Tall x 11 Inches Long - Wide.
STONEWARE-STONEWARE-STONEWARE --- PLEASE NOTE That if You Like Early American Stoneware Pieces I Always Maintain a Large Selection For Sale in My Chairish Store with Others Being Added on a Regular Basis so Please Do Have a Look!.
Please Note that Because of the Special Packing Required with this Piece I will Not Be Able to Offer my Normal Combined Shipping Discount Option! less
Essex, MA
Super Seller
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