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Boyers & Harden
Palatine, W.Va.
4 Gallon Crock w/ Grapes Stencil
Dated 1877
Item No. 23-035-50
This four gallon crock is decorated with elaborate grape-on-vine stenciling, and reads
BOYERS & HARDEN 1877 PALATINE, W.VA. It was made at the pottery of Boyers & Harden in 1877. (The date is an unusual feature for stenciled stoneware). Freehand cobalt lines decorate the rim and the base of the crock, and cobalt dabs decorate the handle terminals. This is one of the more elaborate Palatine pieces on the market. The crock is 13 ¾" tall with a glaze line and large, in-the-making kiln pop on the reverse side. This crock is in unbelievable condition for being 127 years old. A “must have” for the WV stoneware collector.
Brief History
From the mid 1800’s until the early 1900’s, there were two pottery sites in Palatine, W.Va. One pottery was located between Polk & Ferry Streets adjacent to the Monongahela River, which separated the towns of Palatine and Fairmont, W.Va. until 1843 when Palatine became a part of Fairmont. This location took on a number of owners during its existence including (in chronological order): Knotts & Co.; Boyers, Knotts & Co.; Knotts, Swindler & Co.; Palatine Pottery Co.; Richey & Hamilton; Palatine Queensware Pottery Co.; and Rager Lloyd & Co. Boyers & Harden operated the other pottery site in 1877 followed in ownership by J.M Harden & Co. in 1880, and T.D. Harden in 1886. |
