Lot Essay
For other similar molassas jugs, see Lasanky, Made of Mud, p. 45.
Details
A SALT GLAZED AND COBALT DECORATED STONEWARE BATTER JUG
STAMPED COWDEN & WILCOX, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 1869-1887
Baluster form with tin lid and spout cover with a single tin carrying handle with wooden grip, the body decorated with a large blue stylized flower and a plume around the spout stamped above the flower "Cowden & Wilcox/Harrisburg,PA"--9¼in. high
STAMPED COWDEN & WILCOX, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 1869-1887
Baluster form with tin lid and spout cover with a single tin carrying handle with wooden grip, the body decorated with a large blue stylized flower and a plume around the spout stamped above the flower "Cowden & Wilcox/Harrisburg,PA"--9¼in. high
Provenance
Tony Barrett, July 1, 1978