Four-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Leaf Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG, PA", circa 1865, ovoid jug with tooled shoulder and semi-rounded spout, decorated with a brushed design of two well-detailed leaves emanating from a central stem. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals. A 3" hairline from spout on reverse. A 1 1/4" worn spout to neck, possibly in-the-firing. Traces of old green paint to surface. A smooth, fairly innocuous in-the-firing contact mark to left of decoration.