1 Gal. COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA Stoneware Batter Pail, circa 1865

Fall 2025 Stoneware Auction

Lot #: 103

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One-Gallon Stoneware Batter Pail with Cobalt Floral Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA," circa 1865, ovoid form with tubular pouring spout, pierced clay tabs with wire bail handle, and handle at base on reverse, brush-decorated on the front with two diagonal floral motifs composed of graduated spots, wreath-like brushwork at the base of the spout, and a foliate device above two spots on the spout itself. Two additional horizontal floral motifs featuring graduated, spotted blossoms appear on the reverse. Cobalt highlights to applied tabs at shoulder, terminals of handle at base on reverse, and maker's mark. Includes metal lid and spout cover. A restored loss to proper left ear, the whole ear being painted. Restored spout chips. A few tiny unrestored rim chips. Restoration to handle at base on reverse. Some light fry to cobalt. A few short, faint surface line at base, not visible on interior. H (excluding lids) 8 1/2".



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