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Pitcher, Cream

Object Name:
Pitcher, Cream
Object ID:
2003.005
Place of Origin:
Germany (probably)
Date:
1890-1910
Description:
Souvenir cream pitcher. White porcelain. Round fluted body. Black transfer-printed image of stone building with clock tower, in oval, identified as "POST OFFICE MANCHESTER N.H." One handle with gold stripe, worn. Gold stripe on rim, worn. One large chip in rim. Gold stripe around base. Bottom unmarked.
Material:
Ceramic
Porcelain
Dimensions:
H-3.8 W-4.8 Dia-3.7 inches
Provenance:
Given by Shirley Walker of Lee, NH. Donor said that the piece had been in her family, but she didn't know anything else about its history.
Credit Line:
Gift of Shirley A. Walker
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