Cowden & Wilcox Pennsylvania Stoneware Four-Gallon Jug

Lot description

American salt-glazed stoneware four-gallon jug, late 19th c., applied strap handle, decorated with two cobalt brushed flowers, cobalt highlighted maker's mark, capacity mark, and handle terminals, intact with hairline issuing from bottom edge, chip to underside of foot, approx 16.5"h, 11.5"diam, 14lbs Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.