Antique Bennington Pottery Little Brown Jug Stoneware Souvenir
Antique Bennington Pottery Little Brown Jug Stoneware Souvenir stands 3" tall with no cracks or chips very slight flea bite on bottom edge
Captain John Norton founded the Bennington Pottery in the late 1700's, aiming to make pottery for the community's needs. Such as jugs, pitchers, and kitchenware.Opening in 1793, Bennington Pottery was one of the most innovative potteries of its time. They were especially known for their stoneware jugs that were used for everyday activities.
One of the oldest crafts known to mankind is also what has helped put Bennington, Vermont on the map.
Pottery-making has been part of the area's economy since the Revolutionary War when in 1785 a former Revolutionary War soldier, Capt. John Norton, began producing "redware" glazed pottery. Bennington was a convenient location for producing redware pottery because of the close proximity to local clay deposits, as well as deposits along the Hudson River. Bennington also had an abundant supply of waterpower from local streams, which was necessary to power the machinery used at the time. Around 1804 stoneware pottery was introduced, which was more sturdy than redware pottery, and therefore more suitable for everyday use.
Through the 19th Century Norton Pottery and another firm, the U.S. Pottery Company, achieved considerable success employing hundreds of people and even representing the nation's pottery industry at the 1853 Crystal Palace Exposition in New York. Little Brown Jugs were made in Bennington in the late 1800’s.
Little Brown Jugs were made as souvenirs by E & LP Norton Co. and Edward Norton & Co. in Bennington Vermont. They were made as early as 1876 and as late as 1893. Many were made as commemorative pieces for specific historic events. The mini stoneware jugs were sold as souvenirs at centennial celebrations, expo’s ,fairs etc Most Little Brown Jugs are simply marked Little Brown Jug . There are other various centennial pieces which are not as common.
In 1893 the Norton Pottery had been in business for one hundred years, they celebrated this accomplishment with these centennial jugs
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