Fine COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Batter Pail w/ Elaborate Leaf and Floral Decoration

Spring 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 172

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One-and-a-Half-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Elaborate Cobalt Floral and Leaf Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, handle at base on reverse, and applied clay tabs with wood-and-wire bail handle, brush-decorated on the front with two large leaves flanking the spout and a wreath at the base of the spout. Reverse decorated with a large flowering plant design featuring a fan-shaped flower and dotted blossom. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, handle terminals, and pierced clay tabs. Includes tin lid and spout cover. Two minor chips to spout. Minor to small chips to rim. A small glazed-over rim chip. Two small chips to spout. Areas of fry to cobalt. H 10".



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