DECORATED FOUR GALLON BEAVER COUNTY STONEWARE CROCK SIGNED J. WEAVER
This stoneware ovoid crock was made at the pottery of John Weaver in Beaver County, PA, circa 1860, and is stamped with his maker's and four gallon capacity marks "J. Weaver 4." The crock is decorated with an elaborate three flowered plant design painted over a light slip-coated clay, along with additional cobalt application to the signature and handle terminals. A decorative raised ring runs horizontally around the crock's shoulder. An attractive example of Beaver County stoneware by one of the county's most successful potteries.
Measures 13 1/2 inches high
John Weaver was first recorded as owning property in Brighton Township in 1855. The Weaver Pottery is shown on an 1869 map of Ohio River towns, on the west side of Mudlick Creek. The ware made by the Weaver pottery was some of the finest produced in Beaver County. The clay body was a bright grey and gave a perfect background for the application of cobalt slip in the typical flower design. The Weaver pottery had one of the longest production records in the county, somewhere around forty years. George Weaver worked with his father at the pottery. The only trademark known for the Weaver Pottery is an impressed J. Weaver, usually brushed with blue.
PRICE: $1,575
