Pitcher, Cream
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Cream
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.04
- Creator:
- Taft, J. S. & Company
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Keene, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Cream Pitcher. Attributed to J. S. Taft & Co., Hampshire Pottery, Keene, NH. Semi-porcelain stoneware. Handle is shaped like a branch and spout very small. Decal on front with scene of park and village (gray, blue, black), "NEWPORT, N.H." at base of scene. Gold band on edge of rim.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Stoneware - Dimensions:
- H-3.75 Dia-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA, and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS. The Chworowsky estate included Hampshire Pottery pieces, as well as many other NH and non-NH collectibles.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
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