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- Six Gallon Stoneware Crock, 1870-1890 - 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 patriotic motifs on this piece.
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Six Gallon Stoneware Crock, 1870-1890
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 patriotic motifs on this piece.