Pitcher
- Object Name:
- Pitcher
- Object ID:
- 2008.011.03
- Creator:
- Don Pottery
- Place of Origin:
- Swinton, Yorkshire, England
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Pitcher. Molded white porcelain. Hexagonal ovoid paneled body with stepped band around shoulder and flared neck, curved spout with ribbed base, reticulated handle with ribbed terminals, fluted band around base and short, straight foot. Purple, molded floral bouquets, applied to each panel around body and neck. "6" and half circle stamped on bottom of foot. "467" in an oval within a medallion impressed on bottom. "1918.10.1" written in red ink on bottom. Remnant of one half of a paper label with red border glued to bottom.
- Material:
- Ceramic
Porcelain - Dimensions:
- H-6.1 W-7.4 Dia-6.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Owned by Franklin Pierce; loaned to the New Hampshire Historical Society in October 1918 by Mrs. John M. Corse. Returned to Dean M. Corse on August 8, 1997. Purchased at Dawson and Nye Auction, Lot #1090, on January 24, 2008.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
- People:
- Pierce, Franklin (1804-1869), Corse, Frances M. (1859-1940), Pierce, Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863), Corse, Dean M. (1919-2013)
- Subjects:
- Flowers
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