Early Greensboro PA Blue Decorated 3 Gallon Crock

Circa 1857-1866: This vibrantly decorated and visually pleasing 13.5" tall three gallon storage jar is likely the product of William "Leet" Hamilton, who moved to Greensboro, Pennsylvania from Beaver County in the early 1850s and potted with his brother James on Water Street until opening his own manufactory on Diamond Street in 1857, which he would sell to Frank Hamilton and John Jones, the long running Hamilton and Jones partnership, in 1866. The jar is decorated top to bottom in cobalt freehand brushwork and remains in excellent condition with a couple inside rim chips, a flake to each handle, and two minor nicks to the shoulder ring. This handsome storage jar has no cracks or repairs and is a fine example of the salt glazed stoneware produced in Greensboro's early period.