Vintage Handpainted Stoneware Crock by Ransburg circa 1930s-1940s princeton new jersey Each page is also decorated

Each page is also decorated with a black-and-white line drawing of a pastoral setting making it an absolutely lovely book in both sentiment and presentation

table linens at mealtime

Made of earthenware

Joni Mitchell

Light foxing to a couple of random pages

Vintage Handpainted Stoneware Crock by Ransburg circa 1930s-1940s princeton new jersey Each page is also decoratedThe pottery that's taking the country by storm (from a 1938 Ransburg Pottery Advertisement) {HISTORY} A favorite since it was first introduced in the 1920s, Ransburg kitchenware tells the story of one man's creative determination to succeed through some of the worst economic climates of the 20th century. The son of a Quaker farmer, Harper J. Ransburg's passion for creative arts was much more appealing to him than following in his father's footsteps.