Antique Early 1900s Old Sleepy Eye Pitcher By Monmouth Pottery 8 Inch 2.5 Quarts
Antique Early 1900s Old SleepyEye Pitcher By Monmouth Pottery8 Inch 2.5 QuartsLarge, antique, stoneware pitcherwith a 2 1/2 quart capacity. It wasoriginally used on a farm inWyoming.The Monmouth Pottery Companybegan in 1894 in Monmouth,Iinois, by William Hanna andassociates to make use of thevast deposits of stoneware clays in that area. They produced usefulitems like butter churns, crocksjars, and pitchers. Monmouthclaimed it was the largest potteryin the world in 1898. They wereone of the seven Midwesterncompanies that joined together toform the Western StonewareCompany in 1906. See photosMeasures 8 tall.