how to date stonewear???

[dollarbill]

hey all i have this crock i guess thats stonewear uh.well anyway was wondering how ya date a piece when it doesnt have any markings on it i posted a pic when i first dug it up an got some good info on what it may have been use for. an there was some mention of glazing to. anybody thanks all bill

 

[bigkitty53]

Hi Bill,
Without a potter's stamp it's very difficult to date stoneware.Sometimes the type of glaze used and the 'crazing'(spiderweb cracking) will give you a rough timeframe.Unfortunately,your crock is salt-glazed,which was used from the 15th century til around 1920.Sorry.I know that's not much help![]

KAT

 

[trussin]

Hey Bill happy birth day late. I own a bit of stoneware. Big kitty is right its hard to date. But not impossible to get into a range. The color of the piece should get you to a region of the country. Similar shaped to pieces that are stamped . Shape itself. Where it was found.Your piece seems hand thrown and if you are in the US I would guess Pa. if the picture shows the color correctly. The late eighteen hundreds is always an easy guess.

 

[dollarbill]

hey thanks all. the colors a bit greener than the pic shows an it could have vere well come from pa. as it was dug from the banks of the ohio river. i live it what use to be the place to stop on the river from the late 1600 till the late 1800 when the railroad moved in . thank agian all bill