Pitcher, Ice Water

Object Name:

Pitcher, Ice Water

Object ID:

1966.584

Creator:

Simpson, Hall, Miller & Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Wallingford, CT

Date:

1875-1885

Description:

Ice Water Pitcher. Manufactured by Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., Wallingford, CT, 1875-1885. Silver-plated and enameled white metal. Taper-sided pitcher, with attached hinged lid, D-shaped handle, and narrow covered spout. White enameled steel interior lining; perforated at spout. Spout has a hinged flap. Lid is also double walled, lined with silver. Top of lid is ribbed; finial is drum-shaped. Decorative bands at top and bottom of body include several varieties of flowers. Spout decoration includes a bird on one side and two men hunting a bear on other side. Lower part of spout is decorated with large shell design. Cast hollow handle is decorated with geometric designs and flowers. Stamped on bottom, in a circular outline, in sans-serif letters: "SIMPSON.HALL.MILLER & CO - / QUADRUPLE / PLATE / U.S.A." Also stamped on bottom, "387". Hand engraved on bottom in script, "Oscar Albert / Pendleton. / 1875". Two holes on bottom of vessel.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Steel

Dimensions:

H-11.5 W-9 Dia-6.5 inches

Provenance:

Pitcher has the maker's mark of Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co., Wallingford, CT, in business 1866-1898. The name/date, "Oscar Albert Pendleton 1875", is scratched on to the bottom of the pitcher. Pendleton was born in 1875 in Boston, and resided there through at least the 1920s. He is from a large Maine family of Pendletons. The pitcher is found in collections; it is not known how it arrived at NHHS.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Pendleton, Oscar Albert

Subjects:

Pitchers