Crock
- Object Name:
- Crock
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.03 a-b
- Creator:
- Taft, J. S. & Company
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Keene, NH
- Date:
- 1871-1916
- Description:
- Crock with cover. Gray-brown, salt-glazed, stoneware with Albany slip interior glaze. Cylindrical body with curved shoulders, short tapered neck, round collar and two applied, lug handles on shoulders. Incised ring around neck. "J. S. TAFT & Co / KEENE, N. H. / 2" incised on shoulder with cobalt blue highlights. Single sprig with six leaves and dots painted in cobalt blue on front. Dark brown interior slip. Wheel thrown. Circular cover with button knob on top. "2" impressed on top of knob.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-11.6 Dia-9.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS. The Chworowsky estate included Hampshire Pottery pieces, as well as many other NH and non-NH collectibles.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
- Subjects:
- Crock, Pottery, Pottery industry
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