Related person Clarkson Crolius Jr. (1806-1887)

Stamp

1800–1838

Wood, lead

Overall: 4 × 2 × 3 in. (10.2 × 5.1 × 7.6 cm)

Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell

1925.66

Sometimes a maker's mark is the only decoration on utilitarian stoneware. Clarkson Crolius Jr. impressed his name with this stamp on thousands of vessels made in his pottery. A Crolius bottle in the collections (1937.805) has the same mark as the lettering on this stamp.

DescriptionStamp for marking pottery; bulbous wooden handle fitted into rectangular head with lead plate with raised lettering; stamp reads: "C. CROLIUS, / MANUFACTURER, / NEW-YORK."

MarkingsMolded on lead plate, in reverse: "C. CROLIUS, / MANUFACTURER, / NEW-YORK."

ClassificationsCERAMICS