Lot #: 378
Price Realized: $1,265.00
($1,100 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
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Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA", circa 1865, ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a large brushed design of a bird with heavily-shaded tail, perched on a stylized ground. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Provenance: David Musser Collection. Small in-the-firing contact marks on left and right sides of jug. An in-the-firing chip and glazed-over chip to handle. H 16 1/4".
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