Large Marshall Texas Pottery Utility Pitcher

Make: Marshall Pottery (Marshall, Texas)

Age: Early 20th Century

Construction: Fired & Glazed Stoneware

Dimensions:  7" Tall x 9" Wide x 7 1/4" Deep

Condition:  Excellent pre-owed vintage condition. No chips, cracks, or crazing. Please see photos. 

Details:  Large pitcher with spout lip and applied handle constructed of light, buff colored clay with salt glaze and two cobalt stripes at widest point of body. Holds approximately 1 gallon

The Marshall Pottery was founded by F. W. Rocker in 1895 in Marshall, Texas, producing hand-thrown utilitarian pottery.  Imperfections in glaze and other cosmetic flaws were overlooked in favor of functionality.  With the advent of glass canning jars the pottery almost folded, but the need for stoneware jugs during the Prohibition period kept them afloat. The company would eventually become the largest producer of red clay pots in the United States.