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Palatine Pottery Co.
Palatine, W.Va.
2 Gallon Crock w/ Rearing Horse
Item No. 23-038-50
This is a very rare 2 gallon Palatine Pottery Co. crock with the “rearing horse” design. The crock stands nearly 11 ˝” tall and has a wonderful collaboration of three freehand stripes and stenciling of the manufacturer’s name, rearing horse and gallon capacity. This crock is in great condition with only a very tight crows foot hairline near the back of the crock. One leg of it travels up to the rim. The entire crows foot hairline does go through to the inside. It appears to have been sealed at some point in time. There are no chips to rim (inside or out) or base. I have only seen three of these crocks in circulation over the past two years. This is a wonderfully rare Palatine piece.
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. The Palatine Pottery Co. was owned and operated by John M. Harden from around 1778 to 1880, which is justified by a listing in DB 30, pages 280-281. He later owned J.M. Harden & Co., which operated business out of the other pottery site from 1880 to around 1886. This is justified by a listing in the 1880 U.S. Census of Manufacturers under a “Stone & Earthen Ware” category. |
