Detroit Crock

[toddrandolph]

Here is an interesting crock I got among a lot of other stuff during a craigs list estate cleanout last summer. It's 1 gallon and has what is by far the most impressed wording on the back shoulder I have ever seen on a crock Moore & Foote, wholesale dealers in groceries, provisions, whitefish & trout, stoneware, paints, oils, dyewoods, sash & glass, anchors, chains, ropes, canvass, & other shipchan____ery t_e_r Detroit mich. ___ means letters I can't read. Name is very faint, but Moore & Foote is my best guess. Has anyone ever heard of this company or seen this impressed lettering on a crock before? This looks a lot like Ohio stoneware made in the 1840-60, period, I wonder if it was made here and shipped up there, or maybe they made similar styles of stoneware in Michigan. I don't ever recall seeing a piece of early Michigan stoneware.

 

[toddrandolph]

Here is a not very good pic of the impressed lettering. hmmm I guess I don't know how to insert a second picture.

 

[ScottBSA]

The chand part is chandlery. That was a person who sold good to outfit a ship. the t-e-r needs some more mental work. From my limited knowledge of pottery, I would agree with the age you suggested. You probably know that the Akron area was a hot bed of pottery making in the mid 1800's.Did you get much snow last night? My mom and sisters live in Akron. Mom said it looks like 4-6" outside. Scott

 

[toddrandolph]

Same amount of snow here in Randolph. I live near Mogadore which made a lot of crocks that look just like this one, which is why I suspect this might have been made here and shipped up the canal to Cleveland and across the lake to Detroit and then somehow found its way home, but who knows.

 

[sunrunner]

a lot of this stone were was made in meney places in the Midwest saltglaze was a german discovery and there were a lot of geramans out thare.

 

[sandchip]

Can't tell much about the lettering, but it looks very nice from what I can see. The chic seems to like it. Look forward to more pictures.