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Pitcher, Cream

Object Name:
Pitcher, Cream
Object ID:
1980.047.14
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
1765-1775
Description:
Pitcher. Molded cream colored earthenware. Horizontal ovoid body with domed foot, scalloped rim and applied strap handle. Molded shell shaped sides terminating in porpoises and shell under spout. Scrolled leaf band around edge of rim; wide lip, oval mouth with serpentine edge; sides, shell and rim highlighted in blue; two clover leaves painted on sides of body. " M101DK" lettered in black ink on bottom; "i" painted in blue on bottom.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-3.1 W-2 L-4 inches
Provenance:
Part of a large collection of 18th- & 19th-century ceramics, given by their collector, Alma (Mrs. Harold G.) Duckworth (1899-2003).
Credit Line:
Gift of Alma Duckworth
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