Crock

Name/Title

Crock

Entry/Object ID

1954.36.15

Description

Stoneware crock with large, hand-painted design of flourishes (possibly feathers). There are U-shaped handles on either side of the crock, and a line is incised around the body at the attachment point of the handles. Above the line is the stamped label "LEWS & CADY FAIRFAX VT". A round lip has been applied to the top rim.

Context

Made by Lewis & Cady in Fairfax, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.36

Source or Donor

Rugg, Harold Goddard (1883-1957)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lewis & Cady

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Town

Fairfax

County

Franklin 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

11-1/2 in

Diameter

6-1/2 in

Material

Stoneware