Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century - Small stoneware crock with cobalt leaf design.

Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century

$45.00
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Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century - Small stoneware crock with cobalt leaf design.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century - Small stoneware crock with cobalt leaf design.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, small butter crock.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century with blue banded rim.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, interior view
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century base showing inscription.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, detailed view with ruler.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century with ruler for size
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century - Small stoneware crock with cobalt leaf design.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, small butter crock.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century with blue banded rim.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, interior view
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century base showing inscription.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century, detailed view with ruler.
  • Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century with ruler for size
Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century

Antique Blue Decorated Stoneware Butter Crock | Cobalt Leaf Motif, Salt Glaze | American Folk Pottery, c. Late 19th–Early 20th Century

$45.00

A wonderful example of American utilitarian stoneware, this small butter crock features exuberant hand-brushed cobalt blue leaf and floral decoration encircling the body, framed by bold blue banded stripes at the rim and base. The salt-glazed grey stoneware ground is characteristic of 19th-century American pottery tradition.

Item Details

  • Type: Butter crock / small stoneware crock
  • Decoration: Hand-brushed cobalt blue foliate motif with banded stripes
  • Glaze: Salt glaze
  • Body: Grey speckled stoneware
  • Mark: Impressed circular maker's stamp (partially legible)
  • Dimensions: Approx. 3" H × 4.5" diameter (please verify)
  • Condition: Excellent antique condition; no chips or cracks observed — see all photos

A Note on the Decoration The bold, free-hand cobalt leaf design shows the confident brushwork typical of experienced 19th-century pottery decorators. The banded blue stripes and impressed maker's mark suggest a small regional pottery operating in the Mid-Atlantic or New England tradition.

Condition Please review all photographs carefully as they are part of the item description. Minor surface wear consistent with age and use is to be expected.

 

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