Catalog: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Ceramics (98)

The cooler measures 17 1/2" including the lid. The outside diameter is 12". This crock, stoneware ice water cooler weighs in at a hefty 41 pounds.

The blue paint is still very vibrant. The gasket around the spigot should be replaced because it has some dry rot. Overall condition is excellent except for one 2 1/4" exterior craze line near the top.

Dimensions: 4 1/2" interior diameter.

Date: circa late 19th early 20th century

Dimensions cup: 2 7/8" tall, 3 1/8" mouth diameter

Dimensions saucer: 5 3/8" diameter , 1 1/4 deep

Blanc de Chine ( white from China ) porcelain is usually associated with Dehua kilns. She was made from a mold, not on a potter's wheel. Incised and applied decorations were added by skilled artisans and the wares are fired at the highest possible temperature. The clay itself is quite unusual, having very little iron oxide in it, which allows for the unusual pure color. The shiny wet looking glaze melded to the porcelain makes it so appealing.

She is 18” tall. The base is 4 ½” inn diameter. From elbow to elbow it is 5”.

American Rockingham, the ware for which Bennington, Vermont became famous in the mid 19th century, is English in origin and name for the Marquis of Rockingham, whose works at Swinton produced a ware similar brownish color. The pottery itself is cream colored or yellow ware that is dipped in or spattered with a brown glaze before firing.

Condition: excellent in as found condition. There are no chips, no cracks and no repairs to this item.

Dimensions: Body is 8" tall. Pulled spout is 10" tall (2" more than body). Interior diameter is 4 1/2".

Hallmark: impressed star

Dimensions: 7 3/4" tall, interior diameter is 4 1/2"

Reference: Blue & White Stoneware by Kathryn McNerney, Collector Books, 1996, p.75