Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1981.023.01.40
- Date:
- 1840-1860
- Description:
- Pitcher, cream. Porcelain. Bulbous body narrowing slightly at the neck. Small spout. Curved handle and pedestal base. The body is molded into eight segments. Painted decoration is also divided into eight segments; however, the painted segments bisect the molded segments. Painted decoration alternates between those with blue with gold decoration and pink with gold decoration. The segments are separated with gold lines. The blue segments have blue paint at the top fading to white below which is a vine of gold flowers. Gold dots are painted on the blue area and the top of the segments have gold spikes. The pink segments include a solid band of pink on the upper portion over which is painted gold flowers and scrolls. Below the pink section there are gold painted circles, leaves and scrolls. Edge of rim and interior of rim are painted gold. Handle is also painted gold. There are two gold bands on the base. Molded leaf design with gold highlights at the place where the handle meets the body as well as under the spout. Incised on the bottom is the number "467".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-7.1 W-5.8 D-4.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a tea set that belonged to the Aiken family of Franklin, NH, probably Herrick Aiken (1797-1866), great-grandfather of donor's wife, Dorothy Aiken Johnson (1900-1978). The Aiken family was known for their home knitting machines and numerous other inventions.
The donor, Rogers Bruce Johnson (1895-1987), was married to Dorothy Aiken. Dorothy's father was Charles W. Aiken (1869-) who was an MIT graduate and a soap machine inventor, of Brooklyn, NY; Charles was the son of Jonas Bradley Aiken (c.1835-), inventor, of Franklin, NH; Jonas was the son of Herrick Aiken (1797-1866), inventor, of Dracut, MA, and Franklin, NH. Rogers Johnson spent many years compiling an Aiken genealogy, and collecting and caring for Aiken materials. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Rogers B. Johnson
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