Odd stoneware-- what was it used for?

[KentOhio]

I found this picture of a 4-gallon churn in a book. The chicken looks pretty similar to mine. Think they were decorated by the same person? The churn is by the New York Stoneware Co., Fort Edward, NY.

 

[appliedlips]

ORIGINAL: lobeycat

I think your's is a partdridge
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On the first day of Christmas my true gave to me,a partridge on a bean pot.[]

 

[Stardust]

history maybe? The Bird in Hand was adopted as a pub name in the UK in the Middle Ages and there are still many pubs of that name there. This refers back to medieval falconry where a bird in the hand (the falcon) was certainly worth more than two in the bush.
i think it's artwork is of "the bird in hand" which was certainly worth more than two in the bush ( the prey). in the USA has been known by 1734, as that is the date when a small town in PA was founded with that name.it has that PA look to it to me. i think it is just beautiful. these are just my thoughts....

 

[towhead]

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn.​

The sheep’s in the garden, the chicken’s in the corn....​

 

[diggincajun]

Speaking of not having plumbing as a kid and had to use a pot to go. We called it a slopjaw and it wasn't as decorative as this one it was actually made of tin.

 

[whiskeyman]

Nice piece...believe it's called a "Batter Jar"...
Maybe Ottman Bros., Fort Edward,NY., but also looks PA in origins...ie Cowden out of Harrisburg[/align]Nuthin like it in my books...but similar decorated batter jars go for $800 plus....circa 1880-1890 possibly earlier.[/align]If you could ID maker the value could increase.[/align]