Crock
Artist
White's Pottery
(American, active 1838 - 1907)
Date1890-1907
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 7 7/8in. (14 × 20cm)
ClassificationsCULINARY ARTIFACTS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number85.52.9.a-b
DescriptionStoneware cake crock and lid with Bristol glaze; cobalt decoration; two stags in relief; beading around body; white glazed interior.On View
On viewCollections
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Label TextAccording to Mrs. Ellet’s The Practical Housekeeper (1867), “Cakes kept in drawers or wooden boxes have a disagreeable taste. Earthen pans and covers, or tin boxes preserve them best.”
