Auction: December 8, 2019

Lot #632: A. O. Whittemore Stoneware Crock

Six-gallon stoneware crock with elaborate cobalt bird decoration, stamped "A. O. WHITTEMORE / HAVANA, N.Y." cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, bird having long tail and striped body, perched on a leafy stem, slip-trailed "6" to right and left of decoration, cobalt highlights to maker mark and capacity mark