Pitcher

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1914.014.271

Creator:

Harker, BenjaminCeramicist; Taylor, James

Place of Origin:

East Liverpool, OH

Date:

1846-1851

Description:

Pitcher. Yellow earthenware with a dark brown, mottled glaze. Molded bulbous body with stepped shoulder. Straight collar neck with narrow, curved spout. Applied greyhound handle. Band showing a molded forest scene of hounds chasing a stag around body. Band of grape clusters and vines around collar. Short, round, beaded foot. A round, impressed mark on the bottom with "Harker Taylor and Co." stamped in a circle on the bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Yellow ware

Dimensions:

H-10.1 W-10.2 Dia-7.7 inches

Provenance:

Collected by Martha E. Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.

This design was originated by Daniel Greatbach for the Fenton pottery in Bennington, VT. However, the dog in this example differs from those produced in Bennington in having its nose well above the forepaws, a strap collar rather than the Bennington link chain, and in having a rounded rather than sharp body. It is very similar to one made by Harker, Taylor & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio, illustrated in plate 35 of Barret's book. The Society's pitcher is marked on the bottom "Makna Patio ... East Liverpool, Ohio"; the first two words are questionable due to the blurring of the glaze.

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha E. Durgin

People:

Durgin, Martha E. (1833-1916), Harker, Benjamin, Taylor, James

Subjects:

Ceramics, Earthenware, Forests, Grapes, Grapevines, Greyhounds, Pitchers, Stag, Vines