Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.022.2
- Date:
- 1810-1820
- Description:
- Cream pitcher. Porcelain. Oblong rectangular shape with rounded corners. Broad spout. "D" shaped handle. Pink lustre decoration around the rim, on the handle and base and highlighting a ridge beneath the spout. Black transfer print decoration on long sides of body depicts a woman with three children. The woman is seated on a bundle of grain. Beside her is a cornucopia filled with fruits. Beside her also sitting on the grain bundle is a sickle. The three children are all naked. Two of them are carrying bundles of grain and the third child is carrying a five pronged rake. In the background is a Grecian column. The woman is wearing a sleeveless dress and wears a headband with a sprig of leaves in it. There is a cellophane tape label on the bottom with donor information.
- Material:
- Ceramic
- Dimensions:
- H-5 W-6.1 D-3.3 inches
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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