Vintage Made in the USA Nelson McCoy Pottery Shy Puppy Downward Dog 0272 Cookie Jar

This is a whimsical cookie jar made by McCoy Pottery in the 1970's featuring a bashful puppy in a "downard dog" pose.  The canine themed cookie jar was an original design created by Nelson McCoy Pottery.  The exterior is glossy brown and inside has a glossy white glaze but and the exterior eyes and tongue are cold painted.  This pre owned vintage jar is in well maintained condition with no chips or cracks. 

The cookie jar measures approximately 11 inches tall with lid by 8 inches long by 6 inches wide and will hold a whole batch of cookies or doggie treats  McCoy cookie jars are marked portion of the jar and this one says "0272 McCoy USA".   The cookie jar  will ship at the 8 pound rate for shipping and will be properly packaged to avoid breakage.

McCoy is a brand of pottery that was produced in the United States in the early 20th century.  It is probably the most collected pottery in the nation.  Starting in 1848 by J.W.McCoy Stoneware company, they established the Nelson McCoy Sanitary Stoneware Company in 1910 when Nelson McCoy Sr, with help from his father and along with five stockholders, established the Nelson McCoy Sanitary and Stoneware Company in Roseville, Ohio.  The pottery produced utilitarian stoneware and operated successfully until about 1919.  At that time the pottery joined with eleven other stoneware potteries and formed the American Clay Products Company, which was located in Zanesville, Ohio.  All of the member potteries produced stoneware to be marketed by the new company.  They continued on almost into 1991, but had to close down due to declining profits.