Pitcher

Object Name:

Pitcher

Object ID:

1938.001.126 a

Creator:

Adams, WilliamCeramicist

Place of Origin:

Tunstall, England

Date:

1840-1864

Description:

Pitcher. Whiteware or pearlware. Octagonal body. Widest at the base and narrowest at the neck. Spout is broad and short. Handle is bracket-shaped, nearly vertical in orientation with a slight "S" shaped curve where it connects at the bottom. It has an octagonal pedestal base. Light blue underglaze transfer print scenes on two sides of the pitcher. One scene includes numerous pagoda structures on both sides of a river, two men in a small boat in the foreground, one of which has a fishing rod. Other people in the scene are walking around one of the pagodas. Several tall trees in the foreground and background. Tall mountains in the background. Neck and spout have different print scenes. One scene shows a house with gingerbread roof, a bridge leading to the house and several people on the bridge. The second scene has similar elements, but a slightly different house and slightly different people. Design directly underneath the spout includes a cluster of roses surrounded with a geometric cartouche. Handle is decorated with a band of small flowers. That same band decoration is on the pedestal base. There are two marks on the bottom of the pitcher. One is an incised "X", the other is a blue "C". There is adhesive tape residue on the bottom.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware

Dimensions:

H-11.85 W-7.55 D-6.7 Dia-6 inches

Provenance:

Given with large collection of a mixture of decorative arts, drawings, daguerreotypes, and household items. These may have been from donor's own collections, but it is probable that these items had belonged to donor's sister, Susan E. Jewell Sanger (1854-1936). After Susan's death, Margaret Jewell gave many of Susan's possessions to the N.H.H.S.

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell

People:

Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970), Adams, William