Pitcher, Water
- Title:
- Abbey Ruins
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Water
- Object ID:
- 2005.055.01
- Creator:
- Mayer, Thomas
Potter - Place of Origin:
- Longport, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1836-1838
- Description:
- Water Pitcher. Brown transfer-printed earthenware; ovoid lobed body with molded vertical ribs, curved shoulder, narrow neck, wide curved spout, scalloped rim, scrolled loop handle, tapered base, and domed foot. Cream color with brown transfer printed scenes of sheep, cattle, Gothic ruins, a lake, village and mountains on two sides of exterior. Bands of flowers, grapes, urns, hexagons, and medallions with stippled background around interior and exterior of rim. Alternating star and scroll band on back of handle. Band of hexagons with floral borders around edge of foot. Printed mark on bottom: "ABBEY / RUINS / T. MAYER LONGP[ORT]", with lion figure and decorative scrolls. Said to have belonged to Franklin Pierce.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-9.75 W-8.5 Dia-6.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Given to donor by Doris F. Purvis of Concord, NH, who received it from Mary K. and Susan H. Pierce, great-nieces of Franklin Pierce.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Jane C. Nylander
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