Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1955.204
- Place of Origin:
- Europe
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Pitcher, Cream. Porcelain. Bulbous body which is faceted with constricted neck, broad spout, scalloped rim, scroll shaped handle and shallow pedestal base which is also faceted. White body with decal and hand painted decoration. Decals are of bunches of flowers and are around body spout interior and exterior. Field of royal blue painted at top of body, which is outlined in gold band and scrolls, and has a floral decoration. Gold bands on interior and exterior of rim and exterior of base. Gold floral decoration on handle. Marked on bottom in red paint "521" and a circle with a line through it
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-5.1 W-5.9 D-4.6 inches
- Provenance:
- Given in memory of the donor's aunt, Ellen Cuthbert Roberts (1857-) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who according to typed statement from donor, "cared for them during her long life and then left them to me." This set was a wedding gift to Ellen Cuthbert Robert's parents, Ellen Chase (1831-1912) and Anthony Cuthbert Roberts (1826-1891) of Philadelphia, PA., who married in 1853. Ellen Cuthbert Roberts was unmarried, and resided with her parents until their death.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Alice Roberts Turner, in memory of Ellen Cuthbert Roberts
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