Vtg Antique H.N Ballard Burlington VT 3-Gallon Cobalt Salt Glaze Stoneware Crock

This listing is for a vintage/antique 3-gallon salt glaze stoneware crock by Hiram N. Ballard of Burlington, Vermont. The crock has cobalt floral decoration. It has several large cracks and a chip inside the rim but is otherwise intact. Please see the photos below to see everything that is included, and contact us with any questions before bidding. We have a low opening bid and no reserve price so don't miss your chance to win!

Approximate measurements: 9.5" diameter; 13" tall

"In 1854 the three Ballard brothers of Burlington, Vermont, Orrin L, Alfred K, and Hiram N. took over the old Thompson & Co. pottery in Gardiner, Maine. They operated the Gardiner facility for about a year and produced wares with the incised mark BALLARD & BROTHERS/GARDINER ME. Following this experience, Orrin and Alfred moved to Portland, Maine, where in 1855 they established a pottery at 100 Green Street. The 1856 Portland directory lists them at that address and describes them as “Manufacturers and Wholesaler Dealers of Stone Ware of every description, which they offer to the trade on the most reasonable terms.” In 1859 Orrin and Alfred moved back to Burlington and made pottery together until 1867. Their mark was O.L. & A.K. BALLARD/BURLINGTON, VT. After 1867 Alfred continued to operate the pottery alone in Burlington, making stoneware until 1872. He used an incised mark reading A.K. BALLARD/BURLINGTON, VT."