I recently came across a stoneware crock beverage dispenser at the local thrift store and thought it would be perfect for transforming into a planter. Sure, the old beverage dispenser was missing the ...

There were many small potteries making stoneware and other ceramics for use in the kitchen, bedroom or farm. Most utensils made in America by the 1800s were made with thick pottery sides in simple ...

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Question: I have enclosed a photo of the mark on an 8-inch-high stoneware crock decorated with two wide cobalt stripes. The crock was given to me by an aunt who insists it is a valuable Roseville item ...