Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1908.002.06
- Date:
- 1815-1820
- Description:
- Cream pitcher. Silver. Oval-shaped bowl with concave banding and an additional band with floral decoration. S-shaped strapped handle has cast thumb rest with scroll decoration. Spout is short but broad. Pedestal base is oval in shape, and has two bands of decoration; upper band has small circles with five-pointed stars, and lower band appears to be decorated with laurel leaves. Decorative band around rim has circles with five-pointed stars. Engraved on front of body in script: "M.E.Stickney from Mrs. D.Stickney." No maker's mark.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-7.15 W-6.4 D-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a bequest of Stickney family items from Catharine Ayer Stickney Ransom (1831-1908) of Haverhill, MA. This piece marked M. E. Stickney from Mrs. D. Stickney, referring to Mary Elizabeth Stickney (1834-1900) and her aunt, Dorcas Abbott (Mrs. John) Stickney (1817-); perhaps this was engraved on the occasion of Mary Elizabeth's marriage to Calvin Buttrick, c. 1865. Note that the piece is much older than the engraving.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Catharine Ayer Stickney Ransom
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