A cream-colored crock painted with a blue bird on the side.

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Crock

Maker Unknown

Retailer J. Hasbrouck & Co. (American, 1850 - 1860)

Date1850 - 1860

MediumCeramic

Dimensions9 3/4 × 10 13/16 inches (24.8 × 27.5 cm)

MarkingsStamped above the bluebird on the side: From / J. Hasbrouck & Co. / Broughton St. / Savannah / 3

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Antonio J. Waring, Sr.

Object number1964.21.1.a-.b

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextThe spotted bird on the front of this stoneware crock, perhaps a wading bird looking for fish in a body of water, adds a decorative flourish to an everyday object designed for food preparation and storage. Unlike the silver pheasants also on view in this exhibition, this ornament likely does not allude to an item on a menu. Craftspeople at many American stoneware manufacturers in the 19th century painted birds, deer, flowers, and other natural subjects to decorate a range of wares that served multiple purposes. This crock probably was made at a firm in Pennsylvania, New York, or Vermont and then stamped with the name of its Savannah retailer, J. Hasbrouck & Company, which sold ceramics, glass, and other goods at its store in the 100 block of West Broughton Street from 1851 until 1860. Label written for Of a Feather: Birds in Art, on view at Telfair's Jepson Center January 13–June 23, 2024.

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