Frederick J. Caire, Huntington, L.I. Churn Stoneware Crock from Long Island, NY.  Caire was from Poughkeepsie, N.Y.  He came to Huntington in the 1840’s to work at the pottery. He became manager of the pottery, and in 1854 he became a partner when his father-in-law purchased the pottery works at Huntington. The crock shown below measures 12 1/2 inches; diameter of the mouth opening is 6 5/8″ wide, and the bottom or base is 7 1/2″ in diameter. It sold for $1500 in September 2009.

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