Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1965.544.03
- Description:
- Pitcher. Porcelain. Off-white finish with slightly glossy exterior surface and very glossy interior and handle surfaces. Exterior surface is reminiscent of a salt glaze texture. Globular body with slightly narrowed neck and deeply scalloped rim. Slightly concave pedestal base. Angled strap handle. Entire exterior surface is covered with molded decoration. Identical scenes on both sides of body. Scene depicts six adults and two children in a chaotic vignette. One man holds an open bottle. One woman appears to be lunging toward him and another woman holds on to his leg. Another woman has her arms around neck of another man and a third man is seated on ground in front of woman's skirt. Picket fence behind the commotion and a horned bovine behind fence. Trees surround the scene. Rim of pitcher is decorated with a shell and scroll design. No maker's marks seen. Mold seams visible.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Parian - Dimensions:
- H-8.4 W-8.1 inches
- Provenance:
- This object was found in collections and therefore no information is available.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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