Pitcher

Title:

Roosevelt Bears

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1951.013.44

Creator:

Buffalo PotteryManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Buffalo, NY

Date:

1907

Description:

Pitcher. "Roosevelt Bears" design. Made by the Buffslo Pottery, Buffalo, NY; 1907. Transfer printed earthenware. Tall, rectangular, tapered body with narrow spout and applied reticulated handle. It is titled "Roosevelt Bears" printed under spout. Brown transfer printing on a white body with enamel overglaze decoration. There is brown, free hand decorative banding around the top, body, foot and handle. There are four large panels around the center of the body illustrating the activities of the Roosevelt Bears. There is a band of smaller panels around the top and bottom as well. On the large panels are the following scenes: The Roosevelt Bears at the Circus, The Roosevelt Bears at the Country School, The Roosevelt Bears Take an Auto Ride, The Roosevelt Bears at Home. The scenes around the top band are: The Roosevelt Bears at Niagara Falls, A Roosevelt Bear and a Rooster, The Roosevelt Bears at Harvard, The Roosevelt Bears in a Horse Race, The Roosevelt Bears on an Iceberg, The Roosevelt Bears at Plymouth Rock, A Roosevelt Bear Polishing His Shoes, The Roosevelt Bears in New York City. The scenes around the bottom band are: The Roosevelt Bears at the Country Fair, The Roosevelt Bears on a Farm, The Roosevelt Bears in a Sleeping Car, The Roosevelt Bears Leaving the Balloon, The Roosevelt Bears Aboard the Train, The Roosevelt Bears at the Tailors, The Roosevelt Bears in the Department Store, The Roosevelt Bears at the Boston Public Library. The transfer printed mark on the bottom is an image of a buffalo in a double circle surmounted by an eagle and "Buffalo / 1907 / Pottery Underglaze / Warranted / Copyright Edward Stern & Co."

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Transfer-printed

Dimensions:

H-10 W-8.3 D-5.5 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, bequeathed by Madeline C. Sanders (1876-1951).

Credit Line:

Dr. and Mrs. Loren A. Sanders Collection, Bequest of Madeline C. Sanders

People:

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), Sanders, Loren A. (1874-1946), Sanders, Madeline C. (1876-1951)

Subjects:

Automobiles, Balloons (Aircraft), Buffaloes, Ceramics, Circuses & shows, Department stores, Eagle, Earthenware, Fairs, Farms, Horse racing, Icebergs, Pitchers, Roosters, Schools, Shoes, Tailor shops, Trains