General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Glazed earthenware.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

32.0 cm

Width

32.0 cm

Height

38.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still processing

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Robinson Ransbottom

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Roseville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Crock mfd after 1970 (when "USA" was added to company logo); Karsh of Ottawa studio operated until1992.

Canada

Part of a large collection of photographic equipment used by Yousuf Karsh, Canada's internationally honoured portrait photographer. From 1932 to 1992, Mr. Karsh operated from his principle studio in Ottawa, photographing heads of state, religious leaders, and those prominent in business, the arts and entertainment. His photographic prints and negatives, and personal papers are in the National Archives of Canada.

Function

To contain for storage both solid and/or liquid foodstuffs. In this specific instance, this crock was used to mix and store gold toner used in photographic processing and finishing.

Technical

Mr. Karsh's assistants mixed the gold toner for his photographs, according to the formula and instructions he provided. The toner was made in an earthenware crock, and added to or replenished as needed. Karsh originally had two crocks for this purpose - one was broken when put into storage at the Chateau Laurier. (Ref.2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Blue stamp on crock front depicts a crown, with "5" marked in a central disc on crown front and "U.S.A." in lower portion of crown. "6.75" handwritten in blue grease pencil on front, above crown. Yellow sticker, to left of pencil markings, reads "DOVER'S HARDWARE/ 6.75". "USA" incised in base. "13" handwritten in black grease pencil.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 06/03/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

Off-white exterior; dark brown interior. Glazed overall.

Decoration

N/A