Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1963.028.07
- Creator:
- Podmore, Walker & Company
- Place of Origin:
- Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1834-1859
- Description:
- Pitcher. Made by Podmore, Walker & Company; Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. "Manilla" pattern. "Flow blue" transfer printed earthenware. Faceted sides tapering inward from an octagonal base which is decorated by a scotia molding. Outward flaring rim with curved lip which is arched above the level of the rim. Three sided handle formed of three outward facing C-scrolls. Oriental river scene on two sides of body. Wide border on both sides of rim including (1) cross-hatched bands with floral reserves and (2) pagodas alternating with floral motifs. No pattern mark, but seems to be of the "Manilla" pattern as marked on ;other pieces in this accession. Impressed mark on bottom: "STONE WARE / P W & Co." The figure "12" is impressed on the bottom.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-9.1 W-7.8 D-6.45 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a dinner service, that according to oral tradition, was originally owned by Daniel Webster (1782-1852). The service was later owned by Harry M. Morse (1857-1924), a Littleton, NH attorney. It was next owned by John R. Morron (1867-1950), a collector of Webster memorabilia, who bequeathed it to his step-son, Lowell R. Burch (1887-1962) and his wife, Katherine W. Burch (1895-1962) of New York City, Niantic, CT, and Littleton, NH. It then passed to their daughter, Catherine B. Symmes (1918-1996). The set was donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society by Catherine B. Symmes, at the request of her mother, Katherine W. Burch.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Catherine B. Symmes
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