Pitcher, Cream
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Cream
- Object ID:
- 1956.015
- Creator:
- Wishart, Hugh (1766-1840) -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Date:
- 1817
- Description:
- Cream Pitcher. Silver. Rounded rectangular body and base on ball feet, which are hollow and have holes in bottom. Curved spout with heart-shaped cutout on interior. Lid is removable. Flat-topped, scrolled, reeded, flat silver handle attached directly to body. Foliated shields inscribed "1817" and monogram "HFG" script. Engraved bands on shoulder of twisted ribbon with rosettes and a flat ribbon enclosing alternating panels of roses and lattice work with corner rosettes. Mark on long side of base: "H. WISHART" within a rectangle. Open winged eagle in circular mark. Underside of base filled with plaster.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver
Plaster - Dimensions:
- H-6.25 W-7.5 D-3.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Originally owned by Harriet F. Gardner (1799-1866) of Newport, RI. She was the great- grandmother of Harriet M. Spaulding (1876-1954), the wife of Huntley N. Spaulding (1869-1955). Bequest of Huntley N. Spaulding, Governor of New Hampshire, 1927-1929, and President of the New Hampshire Historical Society, 1937-1954.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Huntley N. Spaulding
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