Item 12788
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 2 Gallon Jug made and stamped by "Cowden & Wilcox, Harrisburg, PA."
 
This is the mark of John Wallace Cowden and Isaac Wilcox who ran the pottery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania using this stamp from 1863 to 1880 (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 55-58).
 
Thus beauty features an Applied Handle with Cobalt Accent at the Terminals, Pottery Stamp and Capacity Number with Cobalt Wash, and Three Brushed Cobalt Chrysanthum Blossoms on a Leafy Stem.  Stands 14 1/4" tall. 
 
Very Good Condition. A chip inside the spout (1/4") and two outside the spout (1/8", 3/8"), and overall moderate staining from use.  No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. A faint kiln touch in the top blossom in the making.  
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE!
 
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