Four Gallon Stoneware Crock, 1878-1896
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Artifact Overview
This crock was made of a durable, leak-proof pottery called stoneware, shaped on a potter's wheel. The orange-peel-like outer glaze was created when the potter threw handfuls of common rock salt into a white-hot kiln during the piece's firing. Salt-glazed stoneware pieces were decorated with an amazing array of designs, including the pecking fowl on this piece.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Crock
Date Made
1878-1896
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
79.16.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Preston Bassett.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Salt glaze
Technique
Glazing (Coating)
Color
Cobalt blue (Color)
Gray (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 11.25 in
Diameter: 12 in
Inscriptions
pressed on front:
ADAM CAIRE / PO'KEEPSIE N.Y. / 4
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