PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA OR OLD BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY DECORATED STONEWARE JAR, salt-glazed, approximately half-gallon capacity, cylindrical form with a sharp, beaded shoulder and rounded rim featuring a coggled band depicting a repeated bird and leaf decoration with brushed cobalt across decoration. Together with an approximately pint-size cylindrical jar, possibly B.C. Milburn, Alexandria, VA, featuring slip-trailed cobalt flower and leaf design encircling shoulder. Two pieces total. Primary example attributed to Branch Green Pottery, Philadelphia, PA or the Morgan/Van Wickle Pottery, Old Bridge, NJ. 19th century. 6 1/8" H, 3 3/4" D rim and 7 5/8" H, 4 5/8" D rim.
Mostly undamaged except New Jersey example with an approximately 1" L flake to base edge and some minor wear to shoulder.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
New Jersey example: Pass Antiques, East Berlin (PA) Show, 5/18/2006.
Possible Milburn example: Steve and Lorraine Marshall, Manchester (NH) Show, 8/9/2000.

Mostly undamaged except New Jersey example with an approximately 1" L flake to base edge and some minor wear to shoulder.