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Fine Three-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Elaborate Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX. / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder, flattened rim and applied lug handles, brush-decorated with a large floral spray featuring four blossoms composed of graduated spots interspersed with leafy stems, all conjoined at the center. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. Striking decoration, featuring good coverage over the vessel's front and superb color. Provenance: Tommy Thompson Antiques. Excellent condition with an in-the-firing contact mark at base, some light water glass staining to exterior, and some heavier water glass staining to interior. Jar is slightly out-of-round. H 11 1/2".