DESCRIPTION: This is a cobalt blue heavily decorated stoneware lidded water cooler, circa 1800's. The stoneware water cooler is Westerwald Pottery from Germany. The stoneware water cooler is heavily decorated with deep cobalt blue flower rose bud designs that are very elaborate. The design is double showing on both the front and back of the stoneware water cooler. There are extended decorated open handles that grace the sides of the stoneware water cooler. Below each of the decorated handles there are design elements. One side shows a number 8, which represents 8 liters that is almost 2 U.S. gallons. The other side under the handle has an elaborate leaf design. The stoneware water cooler has a wide thick extended lip and the neck of the water cooler is incised and decorated with wide cobalt blue rings. The bottom of the stoneware water cooler has a wide raised base with an additional incised wide ring. There is a small bung hole that is decorated where the water was released. It holds a small cork. The stoneware water cooler is heavy weighing 11 pounds.. MEASUREMENTS: 15 1/2 inches high including lid, 10 inches wide, and 30 inches round in circumference.

Excellent condition without chips cracks or hairlines other then slight chips on the top.