Pitcher

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1927.022

Place of Origin:

England

Date:

1820-1830

Description:

Pitcher. Pearlware with lustre decoration. Oval body with molded base, and three rounded ridges above. Design on each side begins above first ridge and consists of two dogs (pink lustre) facing deer (green, with pink antlers); other side is of walking larger dog facing opposite direction. Border around top consists of leafy vines, scrolls and fruits in purple lustre, some green leaves. Paper label on bottom reads "GIVEN BY MRS. CHARLES A. PRESTON, CONTOOCOOK, N.H. 1927" (note that as of 8/2007 Decorative Arts Cataloging Project, only a slight fragment of the paper label remains). Overglaze copper-lustre "!" on bottom. Small incised "O" on reverse, 1/8" diam.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearl ware

Dimensions:

H-5.9 W-6.9 D-5 Dia-3.25 inches

Provenance:

Paper label on bottom: "GIVEN BY MRS. CHARLES A. PRESTON, CONTOOCOOK, N.H. 1927" (note that as of 08/2007 Decorative Arts Cataloging Project, only a slight fragment of the paper label remains). Mrs. Preston was Mary A. Davis (1870-1952), daughter of Dollie J. & Walter S. Davis (1834-1899), of Warner and Hopkinton, NH, and direct descendant of Gen. Aquila Davis (1760-1835) of Warner, NH. Walter was in the lumber and paper-board business in Warner. No provenance beyond the paper label. The pitcher may have belonged to donor's grandparents, Nathaniel A. Davis (1794-1866) and Mary (Clough) Davis, or great-grandparents, Gen. Aquila Davis (1760-1835) and Abigail (Stevens) Davis.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary A. Preston

People:

Davis, Abigail (1766-1862), Davis, Aquila (1760-1835), Davis, Nathaniel A. (1794-1866), Davis, Mary C. (1808-1892), Preston, Mary A. (1870-1952)

Subjects:

Dogs, Hunting dogs