Pitcher, Cream
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Cream
- Object ID:
- 1914.014.217
- Place of Origin:
- Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1830
- Description:
- Cream Pitcher. Whiteware, earthenware, with handpainted polychrome decoration. Molded oblong form with wide spout, uneven rim, scrolled handle with thumbrest, and four shell design feet. Broad design on body exterior of large red and blue flowers connected with black vines and green leaves. Black leaf design along rim and on handle. Floral sprig (green, red and black) on spout upper surface. Black lines highlight shell molding on feet. Incised "X" on bottom exterior.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearlware - Dimensions:
- H-4.1 W-7.3 D-3.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha E. Durgin
- People:
- Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916)
- Subjects:
- Leaves, Floral spray, Flowers
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