crock
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1940-1950
- Event --
- Affiliation Dutch (culture)
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Object Number 74-759
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Orillia, Township / District - Simcoe, County of
- Category Tools and equipment for materials
- Sub-category Food processing tools and equipment
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1940/01/01
- Latest 1950/12/31
- Materials Ceramic
- Measurements Height 28.0 cm, Outside Diameter 7.5 cm
- Caption "Dutch Gin" Crocks, Orillia, Ontario, ca. 1955
- Additional Information These crocks and several others were hand-painted by a woman who emigrated from Holland. Each one depicts a familiar homeland scene. Canada received a large influx of Dutch immigrants in the early 1950s.