Pitcher, Cream
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Cream
- Object ID:
- 2006.002.05
- Place of Origin:
- Hartford, CT
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Cream pitcher, silver or nickel plate, used at the Alpine House (Mount Madison House), Gorham, NH. Oval body with rectangular handle and spout opposite the handle. Decorated with plain bands at the top and bottom. Bottom plate is slightly concave. Engraved in script on side, "G.D.S.", for Guilford Dudley Stratton, manager of the Alpine House from 1882 to 1905. Stamped on bottom, "[anchor] WM ROGERS & SON.16 / HARTFORD CONN." and "205", which is double struck.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-4.8 W-6.4 D-3.625 inches
- Provenance:
- Pitcher has the engraved initials of Guilford Dudley Stratton (c.1845-1934); he and his wife, Evalina Louise Wing Stratton (1851-1926), ran the Alpine House (Mount Madison House), Gorham, NH, 1882-1905. First Alpine House (White Mountain Station House), Gorham, NH, 1850-1872. Second Alpine House (Mount Madison House), 1875-1967.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ann W. Stewart
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