One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Cake Crock with Cobalt Floral Decoration, attributed to R.J. Grier, Mt. Jordan Pottery, Chester County, PA, circa 1875, cylindrical crock with tooled shoulder, semi-rounded rim, and applied lug handles, decorated with two brushed flowers on the front and reverse. Cobalt highlights to handle terminals and dashed brushwork underneath each handle. A large X-shaped line across underside, partially visible on interior. Some light water glass staining to surface. An in-the-firing iron mark to shoulder on one side.