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1830-1850
GUSN-11361
Squat baluster form with a beaded rim, flaring spout, and molded raised figures and devices on the side. These show the Greek goddess Diana and her dogs, a flowerhead, and a man drinking over a barrel. It has a ribbed base and applied handle. The underglaze blue is on the collar and body, while the spout, handle, reliefs and base are in white. (A Wedgewood imitation)
pitchers (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
molding (forming)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
allegory (artistic device)
dog (animal)
men (male humans)
mythology (literary genre)
Earthenware
Molded
Allegorical Figure
Man
Dog
Mythology
Pitcher
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
3 3/8 (H) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1695
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