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Pitcher, Cream

Object Name:
Pitcher, Cream
Object ID:
1914.014.146
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
circa 1810
Description:
Cream Pitcher. Red earthenware, silver lustreware. Red earthenware entirely covered inside and out with silver lustre. Oval body with vertical ribbing around the area of greatest bulge. Above this the body constricts slightly then flares outward to the top rim and high, wide spout. Beneath the ribbing the body constricts then flares outward to give the effect of a footed piece. High scrolled loop handle. No marks. Paper tag with "146" on bottom.
Material:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
H-4.2 W-5.2 D-3 inches
Provenance:
Ceramics collected by Martha E. Durgin (1833-1916) of Concord, NH. She began collecting in the late 1880s and donated the collection to the Society in 1914.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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