Crock

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Crock

Entry/Object ID

1945.38.3

Description

Stoneware crock with white body and dark glazed interior. The form flares slightly in the middle, comes back in, then flares again at the lip. U-shaped handles are applied onto either side near the top, and a line is scored around the piece at the midpoint of the handles. The inscription, "NORTON & FENTON/East Bennington, Vt." is impressed into the center front on the scoring line, and colored blue (underglaze).

Context

Made by Norton & Fenton in Bennington, VT

Acquisition

Accession

1945.38

Source or Donor

Spargo, John

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Norton and Fenton

Date made

1845 - 1847

Place

City

Bennington

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Crock

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Vessel

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9 in

Diameter

7-1/2 in

Material

Stoneware