Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1967.551.26
- Creator:
- Taft, J. S.
- Place of Origin:
- Keene, NH
- Date:
- 1883-1917
- Description:
- Pitcher. Souvenir. Semi-porcelain stoneware. Ovoid body with a broad base, sloping sides, straight neck and raised curved spout in the shape of a tree trunk. Rectangular twig-like handle on side. Leaf and flower relief decorations on the sides highlighted with gilding. Black transfer printed image of a house (Daniel Webster Birthplace, Franklin, NH), road, well and trees with blue sky and clouds above, beneath with spout. "HAMPSHIRE POTTERY/ J. S. Taft", printed in lavender on bottom. Engraving copied from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, 1854, 164.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-5.5 W-7 Dia-6.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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