Pitcher, Cream
- Object Name:
- Pitcher, Cream
- Object ID:
- 2007.025.02
- Creator:
- Burnett, Charles A. -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Georgetown, DC
- Date:
- 1831-1836
- Description:
- Cream Pitcher. Coin silver. Circular body with a stepped circular foot; applied floral band on shoulder; gadrooned band around base of body and lip; applied cast scrolled handle; applied die-rolled floral design bands on shoulder and foot; also, two wire twist bands on foot. "Hill" engraved on body in script. "C.A BURNETT" stamped in a rectangle on bottom.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H-6.5 W-5.85 inches
- Provenance:
- The pieces descended to Ruth Q. Hill, wife of the late Kenison Hill, who gave them to Lisa Biklen. Lisa Biklin donated them to the NHHS in memory of Ruth. Probably first acquired by Isaac and Susanna Ayer Hill during their residence in Washington, DC, when Hill served in the U.S Senate (1831-1836).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lisa Biklen in memory of Ruth Q. Hill
- People:
- Hill, Isaac (1789-1851), Hill, Susan A. (1789-1880), Hill, Ruth Q., Hill, Kenison M., Biklen, Lisa, Burnett, Charles A. (1769-1849)
- Subjects:
- Flower, Sugar, Tea ceremonies, Coffee, Cream
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