Description:
Julius and Edward Norton stoneware pots become more highly decorated when the jolly machine was introduced into the pottery. They made excellent use of the broad flat surfaces for elaborate decoration. This example of stoneware was probably decorated by John Hilfinger of Bennington. He was responsible for many of the elaborate cobalt slip designs (birds, flowers, animals) – a native of Wurttenburg, Germany. He worked at four firms – West Troy, Fort Edward New York, and Worcester, MA. Thrown keg shaped form, with circular opening at the top, slightly swelled sides, and a flat base, the cooler has a bung hole in the lower front of the piece for dispensing liquids; the cooler is decorated with 5 incised bands on the top half and 4 at the base, impressed below the top rim "J & E NORTON/ BENNINGTON VT" and "6"; the front belly is elaborately decorated with cobalt blue slip in a big, bold petaled floral design with curling leaves, condition: cooler was cracked and has been conserved.
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