Pot (Cake or butter pot, crock)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    John Norton's Bennington Pottery (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1855-1859

  • Materials:

    Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Slip decorated, Trailed, Stamped (impressed)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1962.0010


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1962.0010

Object Name

Pot (Cake or butter pot, crock)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Norton's Bennington Pottery (Maker)

Place of Origin

Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America

Date

1855-1859

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Sidewall near rim. ; Stamped (impressed) "J. & E. NORTON/ BENNINGTON VT."
2. Inscription; Sidewall near rim; Stamped (impressed) "2"

Materials

Stoneware (salt-glazed); Salt glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Slip decorated, Trailed, Stamped (impressed)

Dimensions (inches)

9.055 (H) , 10.827 (L) , 10.374 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23 (H) , 27.5 (L) , 26.35 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Webster, Donald Blake. 1971 Decorated Stoneware Pottery of North America.
Published: p. 125, no. 151, noting related animal designs on other Norton potteries pieces, 1850s.
[Catalogue] Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show (catalogue).
Published: p. 8, fig. 7
[Book] Zusy, Catherine. 1991 Norton Stoneware and American Redware.
Information on maker.
[Catalogue] Crocker Farm, Inc. Crocker Farm Auction Catalogue.
Standing deer (stag) and trees in similar style on crock by with different maker's mark: January 20, 2013 sale, lot 133, stamped "HAXTUN, OTTMAN, & CO. / FT. EDWARD, N.Y.," c. 1870