Scarce One-Gallon Stoneware Jug with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "COWDEN & WILCOX / HARRISBURG. PA", circa 1865, semi-ovoid jug with tapered spout, decorated with a brushed design of a bird with cobalt-highlighted tail, perched on a leafy branch. Cobalt highlights to maker's mark and handle terminals. Provenance: A fresh-to-the-market example, purchased by the consignor approximately forty years ago. Excellent, essentially as-made condition with three short in-the-firing lines at base on reverse, which are glazed over, a small iron ping to shoulder, and a tiny nick to spout.