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Pitcher

Object Name:
Pitcher
Object ID:
1989.071.05
Creator:
Weston, George and Co.Manufacturer
Place of Origin:
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1810-1820
Description:
Pitcher. Molded, urn-shaped body. Pink and copper lustre. Ovoid body with curved sides tapering and terminating in a short, curved banded foot. Bands of leaves around top and bottom of body, and rim. Eagle in panel on one side. Rose in panel on opposite side. Rose and leaf band around curved shoulder. Long narrow spout. Applied S-curved handle. Pink lustre highlights on figures border, rim and edge of handle. Attributed to George Weston and Co.,1810-1820. Identified by appraiser as 'Sunderland'.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-5.3 W-6.35 D-4.55 inches
Provenance:
Part of a 49-piece collection of lustreware kept by Mrs. Proctor at her home in Franklin, NH. Six pieces of pink and copper lustreware from the collection.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mabel E. H. Proctor, in memory of Alexis C. Proctor
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