Pitcher
- Title:
- High School Keene NH
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 1993.027.08
- Creator:
- Hunt, Benjamin F. Sons
- Place of Origin:
- Austria / Loucky, Czech Republic
- Date:
- 1907-1910
- Description:
- Pitcher. Molded white porcelain. Souvenir. Oblong, cylindrical body with scales, scrolls, and elongated scallop shell design around exterior. Curved shoulder, short neck, curved rim with wide spout, and scrolled, loop handle. Gold enamel decoration on rim and handle. Black transfer print view of a Victorian Gothic building surrounded by trees on front. "HIGH SCHOOL KEENE N. H." printed beneath scene. "CARLSBAD / *BFHS* / CHINA / Made in Austria" printed in gold in circle on bottom.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain
Enamel - Dimensions:
- H-3.1 W-3.3 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Items from the estate of Charlotte Ruth who was a volunteer at NHHS. The items were owned by Mrs. Ruth and her husband Lawrence E. Ruth, who lived at 14 Wall St., Concord, NH.
Benjamin Franklin Hunt of Boston founded the company Egerlander Porcellanfabrik Elbogen in what is now Loucky, Czech Republic. The area was then in Austria. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hunt, Benjamin F., Ruth, Charlotte, Ruth, Lawrence
- Subjects:
- Ceramics, Pitchers, Porcelain, School buildings, Souvenirs
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