Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.120.003 |
Object Name |
Crock |
Title |
Medalta Potteries 3 Gallon Crock |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Year Range from |
1916 |
Year Range to |
1954 |
Artist |
Medalta Potteries Ltd. |
Made |
Medalta Potteries Ltd. |
Place of Origin |
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada |
Description |
Large, glazed crock all light beige in colour. Approximately 5 cm. of the rim extends outward approx. 0.5 cm. The rim is unglazed. On one side, the number 3 is printed with the word "IMPERIAL" underneath. Near the bottom is transfer-printed, inside a horizontal oval border, " MEDALTA POTTERIES LTD., MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA". There is a thin crack running along the rim to the base. |
Makers mark |
Near the bottom is transfer-printed, inside a horizontal oval border, " MEDALTA POTTERIES LTD., MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA". |
Provenance |
The item was manufactured by the Medalta Potteries Limited pottery at Medicine Hat, Alberta. Medalta Potteries used a native Alberta stoneware clay, one of only two known deposits in Canada (the deposit was discovered in 1910). They made wares between 1916-1954. Last owned by Stanley and Islay Michael (neé Brigham), of #RR 6 Owen Sound (on a farm in Sydenham Township, Grey County). May have belonged to his parents Francis Edgar Michael and Mary Jane Michael (neé Hodgson), previously. |
Collection |
Food Processing Tools & Equipment |
Material |
Ceramic/Glaze/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-12.205 Dia-10.827 inches |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Michael, Stanley |
Function |
This is a crock with a three-gallon capacity. It would likely have been used for pickles or sauerkraut making? |