Stoneware Crock with Fish

Artisan: Jane Graber
Date: 2019
Inscriptions: signed and dated ‘Graber 2019’ (on the base)
Dimensions: 21 x 18 mm. / 1 ¾ x ¾ inches (height x diameter)
Intended Room: Servants’ Hall
Inventory number: 2021.112
Category: Ceramics

Provenance: Private collection in Columbia, South Carolina, USA; from which purchased by us via eBay in 2021.

A characteristic and relatively recent piece by Jane Graber. I’m rather fond of these little crocks, which will be displayed in the Servants’ Hall downstairs, and wonder what they might be used for. As this one has a fish painted on it, I fancy it might be the perfect storage container for mackerel paté: the stoneware would certainly keep it nice and cool in the pantry.