Large 3 Gallon Antique American Stoneware Jar - Crock With 2 Hand Decorated Blue Tulip Flowers - Circa Mid 19th Century

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This Really is a Great Looking Antique Early American Blue Decorated Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. Circa Mid 19th Century. … more This Really is a Great Looking Antique Early American Blue Decorated Stoneware Storage Jar - Crock. Circa Mid 19th Century. This Large Size 14 3/4 Inches Tall Jar is Completely Hand Made. The Classic Stoneware Salt Glaze Exterior is Hand Decorated with 2 ( Front and Back Side ) Beautifully Executed Stylized Large Navy - Cobalt Blue Tulip Flowers. Note That it Also Has Additional Blue Decoration at The Handles "Ears". It is Stamped - Embossed "3" Denoting its Three Gallon Storage Capacity. These These Jars were Typically Used for Jelly's & Jams - Preserved Fruits - Vegetables Etc. It has No Maker Marks but I did Purchase it on one of my Recent Picking Adventures in the Lancaster Pennsylvania Region and I Believe that it is Most Likely From the Baltimore Maryland Region. It Has a Few Imperfections But it is Strong and Sound and it Displays Beautifully. Imperfections Noted - It has a Few Fine Hairline Cracks at The Base Area on One Side that has Been Epoxy Filled - Stabilized. These Types of Cracks Typically Occur as a Result of Contained Liquid Basement Freezing - Not Damage as a result of Handling and Use. - This Can Best be Seen in The Last Photograph. It Also has a Few Chips at The Top Rim - Outer Perimeter These Being Quite Common as a Result of its Normal Utilitarian Use Over the Years. The Salt Glazed Exterior has Some Color Variations Etc. That Would Have Occurred in The Making - Kiln Firing Process. These Pieces were Made in Batches and Fired in Large Kilns with Many Other Pieces at the Same Time. It would be Great in Country Primitive Style Kitchen Setting. Truly a Classic Piece of Early Americana.
It Measures Overall Approx. 14 3/4 inches Tall 10 1/2 inches Long ( Handle to Handle ) x 9 1/2 inches Wide.

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