{"product_id":"vintage-english-stoneware-lidded-storage-crock","title":"Vintage English Stoneware Lidded Storage Crock – Brown \u0026 Cream Country Kitchen Pot","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully substantial vintage English stoneware storage crock, complete with its original-style fitted lid and finished in a classic combination of warm cream and rich glossy brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is exactly the sort of practical piece of old kitchenware that has become so appealing as decorative storage in today's country kitchens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tall cylindrical body is finished in a warm natural cream, while the upper section, rim, handles and lid have been given a deep brown glaze. The contrast is wonderfully simple and utilitarian – a design intended for everyday use rather than decoration, but one which has developed enormous character as it has aged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo small applied side handles sit beneath the upper rim, while the inset lid has a substantial raised knob that makes it easy to lift.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside is clearly impressed with ENGLAND, together with a circular impressed mark, confirming its English manufacture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt approximately 21 cm tall and 26 cm across at its widest point, this is a good-sized crock with plenty of presence. It would look fantastic on open kitchen shelving, an old dresser or worktop alongside vintage jars, wooden boards, ironstone and other collected kitchen pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also remains a genuinely useful piece of storage. Depending on how you choose to use vintage kitchenware, it could hold utensils, packets, kitchen cloths or other household bits and pieces – or simply be displayed exactly as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 26 cm long × 17 cm wide × 21 cm high\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Brocante Trail \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore modern plastic containers became commonplace, sturdy stoneware crocks like this were an essential part of the kitchen and pantry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStoneware was hard-wearing, relatively inexpensive and ideal for producing practical vessels for storing and preserving all manner of household provisions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, these old utilitarian pieces have found an entirely different audience. Their earthy colours, simple forms and signs of age make them particularly appealing in country, farmhouse and rustic kitchens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis English example has everything we like about traditional kitchen stoneware – useful, unfussy and beautifully decorative without ever having been designed to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Little Brocante Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54935474438471,"sku":"ANT-VINTAGEENG-004","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/1357\/8055\/files\/product-image-1_81c408ba-9145-4dff-8810-c7626b8a15b8.png?v=1788884923","url":"https:\/\/www.thelittlebrocanteshop.com\/products\/vintage-english-stoneware-lidded-storage-crock","provider":"The Little Brocante Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}