Vintage Handpainted Stoneware Crock by Ransburg circa 1930s-1940s princeton new jersey Most likely an effort to

Most likely an effort to provide some encouragement for women on the home front who were anxiously awaiting their soldiers return

Made of earthenware

Hey diddle diddle | The cat and the fiddle | The cow jumped over the moon | The little dog laughed to see such sport | And the dish ran away with the spoon

and cheerful

Joni Mitchell

Vintage Handpainted Stoneware Crock by Ransburg circa 1930s-1940s princeton new jersey Most likely an effort toThe 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.