Crock and lid
Eastern Pennsylvania, probably Philadelphia
1850-1880
Maker
Possibly Richard C. Remmey (working 1858 to 1904)
Measurements
5-3/4 in x 9-1/4 in x 8-1/4 in (dia)
Materials
Cobalt-decorated salt-glazed stoneware
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp
Accession Number
1959.3885
Condition Notes
The lid has two chips on opposite sides of the knob finial and two flakes from the underside of the lid at the edge.
Provenance
Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp
Comments
This cylindrical crock with a flat lid, a form popularly called a “cake crock” probably because of its shape, has blue decoration executed in broad strokes in the manner of pottery made by the influential Remmey family of stoneware potters of Philadelphia. The handles at the sides are rounded strips pressed into the body, leaving little space in between, in the manner of a lug handle. Four squares in the top which lack glaze were likely caused by pieces of raw clay used in stacking wares in the kiln that blocked interaction of the salt with the surface of the pot. The inside of the crock is glazed a brownish yellow. A large squared flange on the underside of the lid sets it in place.
